Occident 22 years old
"Occident" is a bitter comedy about the people who want to emigrate from Romania, and about those who stay behind. The movie has a rich, interesting structure: there are three different stories - a weeklong in the film - that cross, interconnect and happen in the same period. The characters influence each others lives, sometimes even without knowing. Main characters from one story become secondary characters in another story. At the same time, scenes from the first part of the movie bring unexpected facts when seen the second or the third time. The stories do not have just one ending: the first story ends in each of the third parts in a different point, suggesting radically different solutions for the characters. The way in which the director fits time and links events together often produces thematically unexpected results.
Credits
Occident Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Valeriu Andriuță He was 34, now 56 years old | as Nae |
| Doru Ana He was 48, now 70 years old | |
| Gabriel Spahiu He was 34, now 56 years old | as The spanish mute |
| Anca-Ioana Androne | as Sorina |
| Tania Popa She was 29, now 51 years old | as Mihaela |
| Coca Bloos She was 55, now 78 years old | as Mihaela's mother |
| Ioan Gyuri Pascu He was 40, now 63 years old | as The school-mistress |
| Constantin Ghenescu He was 58, 69 years old when he died | |
| Ioan Gyuri Pascu He was 40, now 63 years old | as Gica |
| Samuel Tastet | as Jerome |
| Dorel Vișan He was 60, now 83 years old | as The cop |
Occident Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Cristian Mungiu as Director. He was 34 (now 56) years old | Directing |
| Cristian Mungiu as Writer. He was 34 (now 56) years old | Writing |
| Vivi Drăgan Vasile as Director of Photography. He was 54 (now 77) years old | Camera |
| Ioan Gyuri Pascu as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (now 63) years old | Sound |
| Hanno Höfer as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (now 57) years old | Sound |
| Nita Chivulescu as Editor. | Editing |
| Cristina Ionescu as Production Manager. | Production |
Occident (22 years)
- Release day: Thursday, May 23, 2002
- Runtime: 105 minutes