4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cristian Mungiu directs. Oleg Mutu behind the camera. Dana Bunescu cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Belgium, Romania. Dialogue in Romanian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
• 2Released 19 years ago.
• 3International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Romania.
• 4Directed by Cristian Mungiu, shot by Oleg Mutu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Editor Dana Bunescu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Anamaria Marinca and Laura Vasiliu and Vlad Ivanov carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "At what moment do we begin to live?".
• 8IMDB entry: tt1032846 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 16 themes, including "hotel room", "rape", "sexual abuse", "bureaucracy".
• 10Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography

Oleg Mutu

Editing

Dana Bunescu

Production design

Mihaela Poenaru

Costume design

Dana Istrate

Makeup / hair

Ioana Angelescu

Runtime

114 min · 1h 54m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$852,510

Box office

$1,185,783

Return

139% of budget

Original language

RO

IMDB

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

96% 🍅 Fresh

Metacritic

97/100

IMDB rating

7.9/10 · 65,349 votes

MPAA

Not Rated

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Trailers & featurettes

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  4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Anmol Sidhu2026-05-22

  I was about to make my first film (Jaggi) when I saw this brave, beautiful, and thrilling film. From that moment, I fell in love with the single take. The technique of the single take and the intensity it creates is something I believe cannot be achieved through cuts. This film changed the way I see films and the way I make them.

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Saga Film

  BE

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  Mobra Films

  RO

• 

  CNC

  RO

Key crew

• Costume DesignDana Istrate
• ProducerCristian Mungiu
• EditorDana Bunescu
• ProducerOleg Mutu
• Production DesignMihaela Poenaru
• Script SupervisorAlexandru Belc
• First Assistant CameraPompiliu Avram
• First Assistant CameraMihai Burtan
• Boom OperatorCristian Coroiu
• Sound EditorDana Bunescu
• Digital IntermediateMaria Murgu
• Makeup ArtistIoana Angelescu
• Special EffectsIonel Popa
• HairstylistLidia Ivanov
• CastingCătălin Dordea
• Property MasterIasar Memedali
• Sound RecordistCristian Tarnovețchi
• Sound EditorConstantin Fleancu
• Co-ProducerAlexandru Teodorescu
• Associate ProducerPhilippe Avril

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• hotel room
• rape
• sexual abuse
• bureaucracy
• totalitarian regime
• cohabitant
• female friendship
• dormitory
• best friend
• contraception
• unwanted pregnancy
• communism
• romanian
• college student
• 1980s
• abortion

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2007-09-29· New York Film Festival
• Theatrical2007-10-10

Also known as

International titles

• 4 мeсеца, 3 седмици и 2 дниBG
• 4 månader, 3 veckor och 2 dagarSE
• 4 meseca, 3 nedelje i dva danaRS
• 4 мeсяца, 3 недели и 2 дняRU
• 4 måneder, 3 uker og 2 dagerNO
• 4 mjeseca, 3 tjedna i 2 danaHR
• 4 kuud, 3 nädalat, 2 päevaEE
• 4 mines, 3 evdomades & 2 meresGR
• 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 DaysUS
• 4달, 3주 그리고 2일KR
• 4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zileRO
• 4 Monate, 3 Wochen und 2 TageDE
• 4 meses, 3 semanas, 2 díasES
• 4 місяці, 3 тижні і 2 дніUA
• 4 Ay, 3 Həftə və 2 GünAZ