directed by: Cristian Mungiu, year: 2022
actors: Anamaria Marinca, Marin Grigore, Ioana Flora, Alexandru Papadopol

R.M.N. is a quietly devastating drama by Cristian Mungiu that probes how fear, ethnicity, and economic strain ripple through a rural Transylvanian town. A returning man, a migrant worker, and a network of neighbors test loyalties as rumors and suspicion threaten fragile community bonds. The director crafts a restrained, observational tapestry that slowly reveals how easily truth distorts under prejudice, greed, and the search for safety. Its patient pacing and restrained intensity linger after the final frame.

Post Communist Romania, Drama, Social Realism, European Cinema, Migration, Ethnic Tensions