Beyond the hills
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| German title | Beyond the hills |
| Original title | După dealuri |
| Country of production | Romania , France , Belgium |
| original language | Romanian |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 150 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Cristian Mungiu |
| script | Cristian Mungiu |
| production | Cristian Mungiu |
| camera | Oleg Mutu |
| cut | Mircea Olteanu |
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Over the hills is a Romanian-French-Belgian film drama by Cristian Mungiu from the year 2012 . The story is based on a true story .
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Alina and Voichița are close friends and grew up together in the orphanage . At the age of 19, Alina was taken into a foster family and later emigrated to Germany . Voichița stays in Romania and enters a small, isolated monastery as a nun . Alina visits her friend and tries to convince her to come to Germany too, but she wants to stay in the monastery in Romania. Alina clashes with the priest and the other nuns and is soon suspected of being possessed . She dies of the consequences of an exorcism .
Background information
Mungiu was inspired for his screenplay by two non-fiction books by the Romanian BBC journalist Tatiana Niculescu Bran , who documented a fatal exorcism of a 23-year-old in Tanacu ( Vaslui district ) in 2005.
criticism
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In the Internet Movie Database , the film received an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 with 8,220 reviews . 90% of the reviews were positive for Rotten Tomatoes and 79% for Metacritic .
"It's an enigmatic and austere film from a region where political, sexual and religious repression are as stifling as the sooty air."
"It's a deep and serious film from a region where political, sexual and religious oppression are as stifling as the sooty air."
"With its long takes and deliberate pacing, Beyond the Hills is demanding but always engrossing, even during its repetitive middle section."
"With its long shots and slow pace, Beyond the Hills is challenging, but always captivating, even during the repetitive middle section."
Awards
- Award in the Best Actress category for Cristina Flutur and Cosmina Stratan
- Award for Best Screenplay for Cristian Mungiu
- Nomination for the Gold Hugo for Cristian Mungiu
- Award for Best Screenplay for Cristian Mungiu
- Nomination for the Art Cinema Award
Web links
- Over the hills in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official page for the film
- Newspaper article on the film by Spiegel Online
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Beyond the Hills . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2013 (PDF; test number: 141 731 K).
- ↑ Film plot and background. Retrieved January 30, 2016 .
- ↑ Paul-Bădescu, Cezar; Andronescu, Monica; Costîn, Vasilica: Cine sunt premiantele lui Mungiu at adevarul.ro, May 28, 2012 (accessed May 29, 2012).
- ↑ a b c Beyond the Hills (2013). Rotten Tomatoes , accessed January 30, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Beyond the Hills. Metacritic , accessed January 30, 2016 .
- ↑ Beyond the Hills (2012). IMDb , accessed January 30, 2016 .