Occident
7.4
Three overlapping stories take place over the course of a week in Bucharest, with characters whose life paths intersect and overlap; often independently of their intentions to emmigrate from Romania, or to stay behind.
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Cast
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Alexandru Papadopol
Luci
Known for
Toni Erdmann
Two Lottery Tickets
Anca Androne
Sorina
Known for
Utopia
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
Dan Badea
Cristian Mungiu
Tania Popa
Mihaela
Known for
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Child's Pose
Vivi Drăgan Vasile
Dorel Vișan
The Cop
Known for
Shadows
The Oak
Hanno Höfer
Gabriel Spahiu
Spaniard
Known for
War Dogs
High Tension
Nita Chivulescu
Ioan Gyuri Pascu
Gică
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Cristian Mungiu Director · Ioan Gyuri Pascu Composer Hanno Höfer Composer
Budget $450K · United States release January 11, 2003 · Produced in Romania
Box office
Budget
$450,000
Production
Temple Film
Production
Hubert Bals Fund
Production
Centrul National al Cinematografiei (CNC)
Production
Romania
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
France · May 23, 2002
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Romania · May 23, 2002
Theatrical
United States · January 11, 2003
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Belgium
February 20, 2008
Czechia
January 24, 2004 · Febio Film Festival
Finland
September 20, 2008 · Helsinki International Film Festival
Germany
October 20, 2003 · TV premiere
Greece
November 14, 2002 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Indonesia
December 5, 2004 · Jakarta International Film Festival
Japan
May 16, 2008 · EU Film Days
Netherlands
January 30, 2003 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Peru
October 20, 2008 · European Film Festival
Poland
October 5, 2002 · Warsaw Film Festival
Serbia
March 8, 2003 · Belgrade Film Festival
Slovakia
June 25, 2003 · Art Film Festival
Spain
May 4, 2013 · Filmoteca de Catalunya VOS
Sweden
January 25, 2003 · Gothenburg Film Festival
Taiwan
November 28, 2007 · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
April 18, 2003 · Istanbul Film Festival
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