Friday, September 17, 2010

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)


Directed by Cristian Mungiu
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Sundance)

I imagine this would be a good film to show to teenage girls who might be thinking about getting an abortion. For the rest of us, I'm not sure the intimate details of having an illegal abortion in a cramped hotel room in Romania can be considered subject matter for a night at the movies. Sure the characters are well drawn, including a creepy abortionist who demands sex for payment, and it utilizes the ever-popular "shaky cam" for that "mockumentary" look. However, it frequently crosses the line of good taste and becomes exploitation.

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