R.M.N.

2023
2 HR, 8 min
JUN 9 → JUN 22

Details

Released April 28, 2023

Belgium, France, Romania

2 hours, 8 minutes

IFC Films

Romanian, Hungarian, German, English, French, and Sinhala with English Subtitles

Starring

Judith State
Marin Grigore
Monica Bîrlădeanu
Orsolya Moldován
Andrei Finti
Ovidiu Crișan

Director

Cristian Mungiu

Film Information

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.

Film Stills

Full Cast

Judith State

Marin Grigore

Monica Bîrlădeanu

Orsolya Moldován

Andrei Finti

Ovidiu Crișan

Additional Credits

Cristian Mungiu Director

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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.”

Ben Croll

The Wrap

“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.”

David Ehrlich

indieWIRE

“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.”

Jessica Kiang

Variety