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Moartea domnului Lăzărescu (The Death of Mr Lăzărescu)
Cristi Puiu
Romania, 2005
35mm | 155min. | Colour | VOSE
Production: Mandragora Movies, Alex Munteanu ([email protected], [email protected])

Photography: Andrei Butica, Oleg Mutu
Editor: Dana Bunescu
Screenplay: Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu
Music: Andreea Barbu
Actors: Ion Fiscuteanu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Gabriel Saphiu, Doru Ana, Dana Dogaru
 
Sinopsis
At home alone one night, Mr Lăzărescu feels unwell. An ambulance finally arrives to take him on an incongruous odyssey. Various contradictory diagnoses are pronounced and treatment is incessantly delayed. The doctors remain cool and obstinate, while Mr Lăzărescu descends deeper into the Bucharest night.
 
Festivals
Un Certain Regard Award -  Cannes Film Festival, 2005
Audience Award - Transilvania International Film Festival, 2005
Special Jury Prize - Chicago International Film Festival, 2005
Discovery of the Year - Reykjavik International Film Festival, 2005