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How I Celebrated the End of the World poster
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MASTER SCORE 73.3 / 100
2006·Drama·1h 46m

HOW I CELEBRATED THE END OF THE WORLD

Bucharest 1989 - the last year of Ceausecu's dictatorship. Eva lives with her parents and her 7 year old brother, Lalalilu. One day at school, Eva and her boyfriend accidentally break a bust of Ceausescu. They are forced to confess their crime before a disciplinary committee and Eva is expelled from school and transferred to a reformatory establishment. There she meets Andrei, and decides to escape Romania with him. Lalalilu becomes convinced that Ceausescu is the main reason for Eva's decision to leave. So with his friends from school he devises a plan to kill the dictator.

Above the Line
Cãtãlin Mitulescu·DirectorAndreea Vălean·WriterCătălin Mitulescu·WriterMarius Panduru·Director of PhotographyAlexander Bălănescu·Original Music ComposerCristina Ionescu·Editor
Cast
Timotei Duma ·Lalalilu 'Lali' MateiDorotheea Petre·Eva MateiCarmen Ungureanu ·Maria MateiIonuţ Becheru ·Alexandru VomicăCristian Văraru·AndreiJean Constantin·Uncle FloricăMonalisa Basarab·Professorà corFlorin Zamfirescu·The principal of the training schoolAnca Ahrfrescu·Soçia lui NucuSergiu Anghel·The headmaster
Full Crew
(26 credits)
Directing· 1
Cătălin Mitulescu·Director
Writing· 2
Andreea Vălean·WriterCătălin Mitulescu·Writer
Camera· 1
Marius Panduru·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Cristina Ionescu·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Alexander Bălănescu·Original Music ComposerStéphane Thiébaut·SoundNicolas Fioraso·SoundBertrand Boudaud·Sound
Art & Design· 5
Ana Piesea·Costume DesignMonica Răduță·Costume DesignSmaranda Iftimie·Costume DesignDaniel Răduță·Art DirectionNolwenn Goupil·Makeup Artist
Production· 12
In-Ah Lee·ProducerDavid Thion·ProducerPhilippe Martin·ProducerDaniel Mitulescu·ProducerCătălin Mitulescu·ProducerAndrew J. Schorr·Co-ProducerEmil Slotea·CastingCiprian Panaite·CastingRaffaele Donato·Associate ProducerAndreea Vălean·Associate ProducerMartin Scorsese·Associate ProducerWim Wenders·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
73.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.1
OF 10
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