R.M.N.
Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu’s (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days) gripping portrait of ethnic and economic resentments tearing at the fabric of a small mountain town.
SYNOPSIS
A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid the boy of the unresolved fears that have taken hold of him. He’s preoccupied with his old father, Otto, and also eager to see his ex-lover, Csilla. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin veneer of apparent understanding and calm.
Director
Cristian Mungiu
WITH
Judith State, Marin Grigore, Monica Bîrlădeanu, Orsolya Moldován, Andrei Finti, Ovidiu Crișan
Run Time
2 hours, 8 minutes
Released
April 28, 2023
Distributed by
IFC Films
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Subtitled / Open Captions
Country
Belgium, France, Romania
SUBTITLES
Romanian, Hungarian, German, English, French, and Sinhala with English Subtitles
NOT RATED
Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.
SHOWINGS
JUNE 9 | FRI
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 10 | SAT
11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 11 | SUN
11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 12 | MON
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 13 | TUE
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 14 | WED
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 15 | THU
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 16 | FRI
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 17 | SAT
11:40 a.m., 2:20, 5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 18 | SUN
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 19 | MON
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 20 | TUE
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 21 | WED
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
JUNE 22 | THU
5:00, 7:40 p.m.
REVIEWS
“Whereas up until now Mungiu constructed his films around singular experiences, with R.M.N. he takes a wider view, diagnosing an entire town (and the larger culture it represents) with a cancerous brain rot.”
“There’s a rare elegance to the way that Mungiu establishes the history of this place and its cultural divisions, and an ominousness to the way he anticipates its future.”
“Little less than a pared-back state of the nation, a microcosmic analogy for an entire shattered society boiled dry of its softening vowels, in which only the harder elements — the bigotries, the betrayals, and a surprising number of bears — remain.”