Stories from Cameras – 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

Directed by Cristian Mungiu | Romania | 113 minutes | 2007

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is a 2007 Romanian art film with drama and thriller elements, written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov. The film is set in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceaușescu era. It tells the story of two students, roommates in a university dormitory, who try to procure an illegal abortion. Inspired by an anecdote from the period and the general social historic context, it depicts the loyalty of the two friends and the struggles they face.