12:08 EAST OF BUCHAREST


Film Year:	2006
AFI Fest Year(s):	2006
US Release:	06/06/2007
Project Type:	Feature Film
Country:	Romania
Film Genres:	Comedy, Foreign
AKA:	12:08 A L'Est De Bucharest, A Fost Sau N'a Fost?, Did It Happen or Not?, Was It or Was It Not?
Language(s):	Romanian, subtitled English

Summary: December 22. It's been sixteen years since the Revolution and Christmas is approaching. Pisconi, an old retiree, is preparing to spend another lonely Christmas. Manescu, a history teacher, doesn't want to lose his entire salary to pay his debts. Jderescu, the owner of the local TV station, doesn't seem very interested in vacation. With Piscoci and Manescu's help, he wants to find an answer to a sixteen-year-old question: "Did a revolution really take place in their city"?

Company

Name	Credit	Credited As
The Coproduction Office	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Artificial Eye Film Company, Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bac Films Distribution	Foreign Distribution Rights (France)
Folkets Bio	Foreign Distribution Rights (Sweden)
Istituto Luce S.p.A	Foreign Distribution Rights (Italy)
Ost for Paradis	Foreign Distribution Rights (Denmark)
Tartan Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Independenta	Foreign Theatrical Distributor (Romania)
Tartan Films (US)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Providence Filmes	Foreign Distribution Rights (Brazil)
42 Km Film	Production Company
Vivarto Films Distribution	Foreign Distribution Rights (Poland)
Zeta Films (Argentina)	Foreign Distribution Rights (Argentina)	Zeta Films

Actor

Name	Credit	Credited As
Ion Sapdaru	Tiberiu Manescu
Teo Corban	Virgil Jderescu
Mircea Andreescu	Emanoil Piscoci
Constantin Dita	Tibi
Mirela Cioaba	Mrs Manescu
Luminita Gheorghiu	Mrs Jderescu
Cristina Ciofu	Vali
Lucian Lftime	Lica
Annemarie Chertic	Vera
Petrica Sapdaru	Petrica
Catalin Paraschiv	Barman
Daniel Badale	Professor
Marius Rogojinschi	Neighbour
Aurelia Tocu	Voice of Maricica Dima
Ion Apostoliu	Voice of Vasile Rebegea
Ion Ciolacu	Voice of Ion Castachescu
Lucian Pinzaru	Voice of Costica Bejan
Corneliu Negrea	Voice of Gelu Isarescu
Coca Bloos	Voice of Tina
Marian Catalin	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Avasiloae	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Marian Ciprian Birzoi	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Alexandru Cantea	Member of Grupul Rotaria
George Robert Cristea	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Andrei Danaila	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Tudor Danaila	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Victor Alexandru	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Diaconu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Silviu Costel Dula	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Sergiu Leonte	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Daniel Popa	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Lulian Suru	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Remus Vatamanu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Andra Roxana	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Talmaciu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Romeo Talmaciu	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Carmen Lenuta Trufia	Member of Grupul Rotaria
Mihai Basescu	Member of Grupul Rotaria

Director

Name	Credit	Credited As
Corneliu Porumboiu	Director

Producer

Name	Credit	Credited As
Daniel Burlac	Executive Producer
Corneliu Porumboiu	Producer

Writer

Name	Credit	Credited As
Corneliu Porumboiu	Screenplay

Editor

Name	Credit	Credited As
Roxana Szel	Editor

Camera, Film & Tape

Name	Credit	Credited As
Marius Panduru	Director of Photography