DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
2023 Films
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2h 43m
Part One: We follow Angela, an overworked production assistant who must drive around the city of Bucharest in order to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company, ostensibly to raise awareness among its own employees on the various dangers that lead to work related accidents. Soon she encounters Marian, a half-paralyzed worker, who gets the part.
Part Two: When Marian reveals on camera that his work-related accident is due to the company’s negligence, his statement ignites a scandal, which forces him to re-invent his story to suit the company’s narrative. True to form, Golden Bear winner Radu Jude, sets his absurdist comedic drama in two parts. In a dizzying landscape, cinema, capitalism and technology meet the political sociology of the post totalitarian digital world.
Directed by: Radu Jude
Written by: Radu Jude
Produced by: Ada Solomon, Adrian Sitaru, Adrien Chef, Paul Thiltges, Serge Lalou, Claire Dornoy, Ankica Jurić Tilić
Cinematography: Marius Panduru
Editing: Cătălin Cristuțiu
Production Design: Cristian Niculescu, Andreea Popa
Costume Design: Radu Jude
Make-Up: Bianca Boeriou
Sound: Marius Leftarăche
Visual Effects: Quentin Verbruggen
Cast: Ilinca Manolache, Ovidiu Pîrșan, Nina Hoss, Dorina Lazăr, László Miske
Original Title: NU AȘTEPTA PREA MULT DE LA SFÂRȘITUL LUMII
Film Production Country: Romania
Production Company:
4 Proof Film
Ada Solomon
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +40212524866
Website: N/A
World Sales:
Heretic
Tajana Kosor
E-Mail: [email protected]
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