Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World

Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii

K12

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Director

Radu Jude

Run time

2h 43min

Cast

Ilinca Manolache, Ovidiu Pîrșan, Nina Hoss, Dorina Lazăr

Part One: We follow Angela, an overworked production assistant who must drive around Bucharest to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company. Soon she encounters Marian, a half-paralysed worker, who gets the part.

Part Two: When Marian reveals on camera that his work-related accident is due to the company’s negligence, his statement ignites a scandal, which forces him to re-invent his story to suit the company’s narrative.

True to form, Golden Bear winner Radu Jude, sets his absurdist comedic drama in two parts. In a dizzying landscape, cinema, capitalism, and technology meet the political sociology of the post-totalitarian digital world.

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize, and has also screened in Toronto and New York.

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Director

Radu Jude

Run time

2h 43min

Cast

Ilinca Manolache, Ovidiu Pîrșan, Nina Hoss, Dorina Lazăr

Part One: We follow Angela, an overworked production assistant who must drive around Bucharest to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company. Soon she encounters Marian, a half-paralysed worker, who gets the part.

Part Two: When Marian reveals on camera that his work-related accident is due to the company’s negligence, his statement ignites a scandal, which forces him to re-invent his story to suit the company’s narrative.

True to form, Golden Bear winner Radu Jude, sets his absurdist comedic drama in two parts. In a dizzying landscape, cinema, capitalism, and technology meet the political sociology of the post-totalitarian digital world.

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize, and has also screened in Toronto and New York.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Allowed

Production year

2023

Global distributor

Heretic

Local distributor

Filmstop

In cinema

6/28/2024