R.M.N. (2022)

	Directed by: Cristian Mungiu	NORWEGIAN TITLE Kald vinter COUNTRY Romania France Belgium GENRE Drama RUNNING TIME 125 minutes
	Produced by: Cristian Mungiu
	Written by: Cristian Mungiu

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Matthias	Marin Grigore	½
Csilla	Judith State
Ana	Macrina Bârlădeanu	-
Mrs. Dénes	Orsolya Moldován	-
Papa Otto	Andrei Finți	-
Rudi	Mark Blenyesi	-
Mr. Baciu	Ovidiu Crișan	-

Review

Ancient themes of xenophobia and ethnic conflict are given a not too fresh treatment by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, the man behind the impressive 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile from 2007. His latest is a bleak social thriller with a slowly winding story about the effects of migrant workers in a small society riddled with unemployment, lack of education and hundreds of years of multiethnic clashes. With predictable and simple-minded characters and parables of biblical proportions, Mungiu aims for multifaceted and historically aware, but falls short: His perspective makes his film just about as misanthropic as his characters are, and his dissection of them is weirdly trite and stilted. The only exception is a several minute long take of a heated town hall meeting – which is the only time R.M.N. really comes alive.