8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 DaysI tell you what, I'm going to go out on a limb here. Out of all the films on my list, none is elevated by a single actor as much as this film is by Anamaria Marinca. She's incredible as the room mate of a young lass about to have an abortion. Not a pleasant position to be in at the best of times, but this is happening in communist Romania so things are even trickier. This a society where all are effectively forced into criminal activity and as a result, where corruption, manipulation and dishonesty are everywhere. She has to endure all sorts of inconveniences and hardships from the petty, to the absolutely, fucking, completely not petty (though, funnily enough, having dinner with her boyfriend's condescending family looks like the toughest challenge of all to me). She deals with it all with stoicism, grace, dignity, and efficiency. But why does she put herself through all this, I hear you ask. Just to help her pal. Just because she's a good person I suppose. And just because an oppressive system can turn people into chisellers and users, but it can't extinguish all humanity.
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