După dealuri / Mobra Films prezintă ; co-producători, Why Not Productions, Les films du fleuve, France 3 cinéma, Mandragora Movies ; scenariul și regia, Cristian Mungiu ; producător, Cristian Mungiu.
Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuță, Dana Tapalagă, Cătălina Harabgiu. Inspired by the nonfiction novels of Tatiana Niculescu Bran. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012. Wide screen (aspect ratio 2.39:1). Booklet with program notes in English (1 folded sheet : color illustrations) inserted in container. Special features: new interview with Mungiu; the making of "Beyond the hills," a documentary from 2013, produced by Mungiu; press conference from 2012 Cannes Film Festival, featuring Mungiu and actors Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuță, and Dana Tapalagă; deleted scenes; trailer; in booklet, an essay by film scholar Doru Pop.
Summary:
A drama based on notorious real-life events, Cristian Mungiu mounts a complex inquiry into faith, fanaticism, and indifference. At a desolate Romanian monastery, a young novice nun, Voichita, reunites with her former companion Alina, who plans to take her to Germany. But Voichita proves unwilling to abandon her calling, and Alina becomes increasingly desperate to reclaim her devotion, putting the outsider at odds with the monastery's ascetic priest.
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