After his daughter is assaulted and left with an injury that may jeopardize her opportunity to study in the UK, a Romanian doctor decides to do whatever it takes to secure her future.
Acting
Adrian Titieni's face tells whole novels of guilt.
Direction
Mungiu's long takes refuse to let you look away.
Writing
Every conversation has three layers of subtext.
Director
Cristian Mungiu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mungiu filmed in his hometown and cast locals; the police station is the actual one he bribed to fix his own license. The rot is autobiographical.
The 'graduation' title works double: Eliza's exam and Romania's EU membership, both requiring compromised integrity to 'succeed.'
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