it is a hair-raising, mind-numbing movie, to say the least... i had it on my laptop like forever but it's in Romanian and without subtitles... so, i hadn't come around to watching it... but finally, today, when sleep evaded me because of all the caffeine/nicotine and other abusive substances in my bloodstream, i sat down to watch it... downloaded the subtitles, synchronised them and sat down with another cup of tea to watch it...
it isn't a happy movie... the opposite actually... and it's got just three main characters... two college girls, one trying to get an illegal abortion and the other, a friend helping her... and the third is the guy who they've been 'recommended' by a previous customer(ok, not exactly)... it all happens within a day, and the movie's less than two hours long... it's such naked, honest, truth about life in communist Romania(a little research on the side was unavoidable after i was done with the movie) that i had to consciously unclench the muscles in my jaws and neck when i was done with the movie... the ones in my head are still clamped uncomfortably...
anyway, the plot is, Gabita is pregnant(the movie title is exactly how long she has been pregnant) and on a friend's recommendation, hires Mr.Bebe to do the abortion for her... her room-mate, Otilia helps her in the ordeal... Mr. Bebe is a character you grow to hate more strongly than any real person who's crossed you bad... Gabita's foolishness gets on your nerves... and you can't but sympathize with Otilia for being caught between the two... and how!
i have quite a penchant for heart-wrenching movies and 'requiem for a dream', has been my favorite for a while, but this one is definitely going in the same line!!
Other movies to get you miserable may be - Pursuit of Happyness, Road to Perdition
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