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Synopsis: Three days after the terrorist attack on the offices of Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo and forty days after the death of his father, Lary, a doctor in his forties is about to spend the Saturday at a family gathering to commemorate the deceased. But the occasion does not go according to expectations. Forced to confront his fears and his past, to rethink the place he holds within the family, Lary finds himself constraint to tell his version of the truth.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Cristi Puiu
  18 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
82
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Year:
2016
173 min
137 Views


Come again?

You know what happened in Paris,

with Charlie Hebdo?

A guy a yard away shoots a cop

in the head

and blood didn't gush.

You think it's possible?

Of course.

How do you know

it was a Kalashnikov?

It's in the video.

What video?

You haven't seen it?

What video?

-It was on the news and the Internet.

You must've seen it.

Wine?

-No, I'm driving.

Too bad!

Can I go pee?

-Wait! I won't be long.

I want to find the one

that was on the news.

Sebi, I'm going to the toilet.

-Wait, hold on.

Hello!

-Hello Lary.

I'll be right back.

You don't have a clue.

It has 28, 30 degrees.

I'll have a beer.

Give me a cigarette.

How are you, Sebi?

Having fun.

-Have some cake.

Anything savoury?

-In the kitchen.

It's too smoky.

Make me a sandwich.

Go easy on that wine.

Where's Lary?

In the bathroom.

Look, I found it.

Let's see.

Are you ready?

-Yes, go on.

OK. What am I seeing?

-An execution by Kalashnikov.

Get out of here!

-Seriously, look!

No way!

-He's getting shot in the head.

OK, I see the brains

getting blown out.

I can show you pictures

of heads shot up too.

OK, show me.

-I will.

There's music too.

Who's this?

Someone.

A guy who risks his life

to keep us informed.

Who would kill this guy?

Joan of Arc on YouTube!

Listen to the lyrics,

he's really something to say.

Ah, yes... Carry on!

I like the music, it's cool.

Never mind the music.

It sounds a bit like the 80s...

-Sounds like Angela Similea.

Listen to the lyrics.

He's something to say.

"Seven".

"USS Liberty".

Right?

You know what USS Liberty is?

-No.

Then get informed! Really, Gabi!

Google "USS Liberty 1967"

and you'll see.

"Precision".

They found

Muhammad Atta's ID

at the base of the towers,

just like they found that ID

in the car

at Charlie Hebdo.

He left his passport in the car.

Accidents happen.

Accidents?

Accidents, Gabi?

They collapsed like a...

-You're about to blow a gasket.

Seriously. You know about this?

PNAC.

You heard of PNAC?

Look on the internet.

Google it and you'll see.

Sure, I mean.

Do research. It's all connected!

-You've convinced me.

Get informed,

get your head out of your ass!

Gulf of Tonkin!

You know what happened there?

No.

-Look it up on the Net.

It's all on the Net?

And WMD?

You've no idea!

Look it up on the Net!

Really!

You get everything from the Net!

You find it all on the Net.

-Madrid, on the 11th.

Oklahoma, Fukushima on the 11th.

9/11 on the 11th.

11, 11, 11!

-Yes! Look it up!

So, Gabi?

Red or white?

Red or white what?

-Tom Kha Gai.

Not the soup thing again!

-Just answer!

What do you want me to say?

It's white soup.

Tom Kha Gai is a white soup.

Hot, with shrimp.

That 's Tom Yum.

You said this one's red.

Not true! Tom Yum is a red soup.

Tom Kha Gai is white.

You don't know what you ate?

Get real!

Not at all.

I'm sure because I make it.

It's white, coconut soup.

-You make it yourself?

Yes.

I do it!

-Well you should.

Tom Kha Gai...

-Don't send me looking for...

I never did.

-Yes, you did!

Let's be clear,

I didn't send you anywhere.

You asked for a spicy soup.

You wanted a spicy soup.

I told you about Tom Kha Gai.

But I told you

it's a white soup!

Hang on, I'm confused...

Look here.

OK, I got it.

Look at this.

Wait!

-Hang on.

OK, I see it.

-Look!

Yeah, that's the one.

Tom Kha Gai, yes.

With shrimp...

Just a sec.

Go ahead.

-Shrimp, galangal,

coriander seeds...

Remember the scarf?

It was knotted, on the piIlow,

and you said:

"Look!

They've even tied the knot!"

I did?

-Yes.

You said that.

Don't you remember?

-No...

You don't?

Then Ileana put on her clothes

and went around every room in the house.

We all went into each room,

then out to the yard...

No, I don't remember.

And out in the yard...

So why the clodhoppers?

-Boots!

Yes, that's how it's done.

Boots, shoes...

It's not important.

What's that?

Can I take it off?

I'll put it in your pocket.

Grandpa's been diagnosed

with Alzheimer's.

No...

-Yes.

They said it was dementia,

then they did a CT scan

and it's Alzheimer's.

Mild Alzheimer's.

Is it serious?

When I visited him in hospital,

he was seeing grapes.

He said, "Shouldn't we pick the grapes?"

"Goodness gracious!"

"What's that barrel of pickled cabbage?"

"It'll stink up the place."

How old is he? 80?

-No, 79.

He said,

"That diamond by the window is mine."

"I've had it for 20 years."

"Damn you all

if you take it from me!"

He even scared another patient

in the ward.

That's life...

We'll talk later.

Lary, listen...

You heard of Aricept?

Yes, I know what it is.

It's very expensive

and it takes...

...we have to get it

through the health service.

Do you know anyone

who could get it for us quicker?

We'll sort it out!

Leave it with me. Don't worry.

-Great, thanks.

It's not the bone that hurts,

it's...

The bile?

It's better.

Any nausea?

A little, in the morning.

And the walking?

Better, but still difficult.

He called me

for a scan next week.

To rule out anything suspicious.

Give me something

to cut this tape.

Is this OK?

What is that?

-The bike.

I told you not to buy it.

-Do I ever listen to you?

Do I need a bike?

-I said I'd get you one. I did.

The pedals...

How much was it?

None of your business.

Come on, how much?

-5.000 euros, Mom!

Why do you ask?

You want to pay me back?

Why are you so angry?

Why do you ask how much it cost?

Why? Do you want to take out

a loan to pay me back?

I just want to know.

Why ask how much it cost?

You're unbelievable, really!

And you get so worked up...

so fast.

As if I'm thinking of myself!

Look! It's very...

Nice!

Yes!

Yes.

It's smart.

All green and white...

The pedals go here.

Look.

But it doesn't have a horn!

Come on, that's enough.

You plug it in...

What's wrong?

It's a British plug.

So it won't work?

It will,

but we'll need an adapter.

They seem a bit uncooked to me.

What do you think?

The cabbage is a bit...

-Just a bit.

Shall I cook it longer?

Twenty minutes.

-OK, thanks.

Why don't you talk to my doctor?

Ask him if I really need

another scan.

Vlasceanu?

I will.

I'll come on Monday.

I'll bring an adapter,

fit the pedals and...

On Wednesday.

Thursday!

I'll come on Thursday.

Look at those bags under your eyes!

Still not getting proper sleep?

What's the matter?

Nothing!

Women's affairs.

Aunt Ofelia, what's up?

Nothing.

Nothing's the matter dear.

Another fight

with that bastard, Tony.

He's not a bastard,

it was my fault too this time.

Are you with Laura?

-Who else?

And the girls?

What would they do here?

Anyway, Ancuta's in the mountains.

And Deea?

Deea...

I need to teach her

a little discipline.

What has she done?

She broke her mum's lipstick kit.

The lady went berserk.

An 80-euro lipstick kit.

It's not that bad.

She's just a kid, for God's sake!

But still, 80 euros!

How are the cabbage rolls, Mom?

-Good.

Too spicy?

-No, darling they're not.

I was only asking!

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Cristi Puiu

Cristi Puiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkristi ˈpuju]; born 3 April 1967) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. With Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu, in 2004 he founded a cinema production company, naming it Mandragora. After returning to Romania, Puiu started writing and directing his first films. more…

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