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The New Year That Never Came
The New Year That Never Came

The New Year That Never Came

The most unusual day.

Genres

Drama

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On the brink of counter-revolution in 1989 Romania, six lives intersect amidst protests and personal struggles, leading to the explosive fall of Ceausescu and the socialist regime.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Romanian

Runtime

138 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

27 September 2024

Country

Romania

Cast

Adrian Văncică

Adrian Văncică

Gelu

Nicoleta Hâncu

Nicoleta Hâncu

Florina

Emilia Dobrin

Emilia Dobrin

Margareta Dincă

Iulian Postelnicu

Iulian Postelnicu

Ionuț Dincă

Mihai Călin

Mihai Călin

Ștefan Silvestru

Andrei Miercure

Andrei Miercure

Laurențiu Silvestru

Luca Toma

Luca Toma

Marius

Ioana Flora

Ioana Flora

Mariana

Vlad Ionut Popescu

Vlad Ionut Popescu

Vlad

Marian Râlea

Marian Râlea

Comrade Mihalcea

Angel Popescu

Angel Popescu

Alex

Gabriel Radu

Gabriel Radu

Cameraman Gabi

Ion Sapdaru

Ion Sapdaru

Comrade Vârtosu

Gabriel Spahiu

Gabriel Spahiu

Benghe

Manuela Hărăbor

Manuela Hărăbor

Alina Silvestru

Vasile Muraru

Vasile Muraru

Uncle Romică

Mircea Lăcătuș

Mircea Lăcătuș

Editor

Ada Galeș

Ada Galeș

Camelia Dincă

Elvira Deatcu

Elvira Deatcu

Doamna

Floriela Grapini

Floriela Grapini

Benghe's wife

Ilinca Harnut

Ilinca Harnut

The set designer

Victoria Raileanu

Victoria Raileanu

Lili

Virgil Aioanei

Virgil Aioanei

Worker

Nicodim Ungureanu

Nicodim Ungureanu

Taxi driver

Ioan Paraschiv

Ioan Paraschiv

Investigator

Sorin Cociș

Sorin Cociș

Stamate

Dana Voicu

Dana Voicu

Pharmacist

Theodor Șoptelea

Theodor Șoptelea

Manu

Alice Cora Mihalache

Alice Cora Mihalache

Solange

Doru Catanescu

Doru Catanescu

Poștaș

Marius Damian

Marius Damian

Uncle Jiji

Marian Adochitei

Marian Adochitei

Berlogea

Mircea Andreescu

Mircea Andreescu

Uncle Chican

Lemne Mihail

Lemne Mihail

Activist

Răzvan Vasilescu

Răzvan Vasilescu

Theatre director

Vlad Jipa

Vlad Jipa

Comrade Marcel

Dana Piroiu

Dana Piroiu

Singer Gloria

Florin Călbăjos

Florin Călbăjos

Securist 1

Afrodita Androne

Afrodita Androne

Theater secretary

Florentina Năstase

Florentina Năstase

Set assistant

Mario Marin

Mario Marin

Child with firecrackers

Claudia Susanu

Claudia Susanu

Bookstore saleswoman (voice)

Vlad Chirita

Vlad Chirita

Fan (voice)

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