(Bacalaureat)

A Romanian doctor takes matters into his own hands when an attack on his daughter jeopardizes her scholarship to a prestigious overseas university in this fascinating and complex study of one man’s moral choices that also stands as a sad indictment of a contemporary European nation. Critics have described Cristian Mungiu’s latest film as a masterpiece which offers proof that Romania’s cinematic upsurge remains the most vital and important national film movement of the current century.