

The New Year That Never Came
2024-09-27 · 138 min · ★ 7.4
The New Year That Never Came is a tragicomedy whose action takes place in a single day, before the revolution of 1989, in which the characters search for normality, safety, love, freedom and meaning in an absurd world.
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- Directors
- Bogdan Mureșanu
- Production companies
- Kinotopia, All Inclusive Films
- Countries
- Romania, Serbia
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Adrian VăncicăGelu
Nicoleta HâncuFlorina
Emilia DobrinMargareta Dincă
Iulian PostelnicuIonuț Dincă
Mihai CălinȘtefan Silvestru
Andrei MiercureLaurențiu Silvestru
Luca TomaMarius
Ioana FloraMariana
Vlad Ionut PopescuVlad
Marian RâleaComrade Mihalcea
Angel PopescuAlex
Gabriel RaduCameraman Gabi
Ion SapdaruComrade Vârtosu
Gabriel SpahiuBenghe
Manuela HărăborAlina Silvestru
Vasile MuraruUncle Romică
Ada GaleșCamelia Dincă
Elvira DeatcuDoamnaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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