Beyond The Hills (2013)

August 8, 2013January 15, 2014 Dave Ada Barleanu, Alexandra Agavirloaiei, Alexandra Apetrei, ALina Berzunteanu, Andrea Bosneag, Beyond The Hills, Beyond The Hills Review, Catalina Harabagiu, Cosmina Stratan, Costache Babii, Cristian Mungiu, Cristina Cristian, Cristina Flutur, Dionisie Vitcu, Doru Ana, Gina Tandura, Greg King, Ionut Ghinea, Katia Pascariu, Liana Petrescu, Lilana Mocanu, Mara Cautasu, Marian Adochieti, Mariana Liurca, Noemi Gunea, Nora Covali, Petronela Grigorescu, Tatiana Niculesci, Vica Agacha

Summary: Inspired by true events, this slow-burn drama received critical acclaim at this year’s Cannes film festival, earning an award for Best Screenplay and two for Best Actress.

Palme d’Or winning writer-director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) returns with a charged and unsettling tale set in a remote orthodox monastery in the Romanian countryside. Based on two non-fiction novels by Tatiana Niculescu Bran about a modern case of exorcism, this drama tackles the big issues – love, faith, friendship and sacrifice.

Forced to leave the orphanage they grew up in, 18-year-old girls Voichita and Alina head onwards to very different lives: Alina to Germany for work, and Voichita into a monastery. When Alina returns to reunite with her friend, she discovers Voichita has found faith, and that God is the hardest lover of all.

Year: 2013

Australian Cinema Release Date: 8th August, 2013

Australian DVD Release Date: TBA

Country: Romania, France, Belgium

Director: Cristian Mungiu

Screenwriter: Cristian Mungiu, Tatiana Niculescu (novels)

Cast: Marian Adochieti (Gabi), Vica Agache (Elsabeta), Alexandra Agavirloaiei (Eudoxia), Doru Ana (Nusu), Alexandra Apetrei (Tatiana), Costache Babii (Doctor Solovastru), Ada Barleanu (Gina), Alina Berzunteanu (Radu), Andrea Bosneag (Georgiana), Mara Carutasu (Anastasia), Cristina Cristian (Camelia), Nora Covali (Pahomia), Cristina Flutur (Alina), Ionut Ghinea (Ionut), Petronela Grigorescu (Neagu), Noemi Gunea (Lavrentia), Catalina Harabagiu (Antonia), Mariana Liurca (Sandra), Lilana Mocanu (Elena), Katia Pascariu (Sevastiana), Liana Petrescu (Arcadia), Cosmina Stratan (Voichita), Gina Tandura (Lustina), Dionisie Vitcu (Mr. Valerica)

Runtime: 150 mins

Classification:M

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