15 May 2008

The rise of Romanian cinema continues with 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile) utterly compelling, brilliantly performed record of a few crucial hours in the life of Otilia, who is under pressure from her boyfriend to attend a dinner at his parents at the very same time as she has promised to accompany her university roommate Gabita on an arranged appointment for an illegal abortion. The first part of a planned trilogy on Romania's Communist era, Cristian Mungiu's extraordinary, emotionally powerful drama features a superb performance by rising star Anamaria Marinca (BAFTA winner for the TV drama Sex Traffic) as Otilia.

Having wowed opinion worldwide, won the Palme D'Or and International Critics Prize at Cannes and Best Film and Best Director at the European Film Awards 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is now set for a UK DVD release from Artificial Eye on 26th May 2008. Featuring an anamorphic 2.35:1 transfer and optional Dolby Digital 2.0 and (most unusually) 3.1 soundtracks, the disc also sports the following special features:

• Trailer (1:32);
• The Romanian Tour featurette (15:39);
• 2 interviews with director Cristian Mingiu (25:22 and 24:02);
• Interview with actress Annamaria Marinca (15:52);
• Interview with producer Oleg Mutu (6:25);
• Alternate/deleted scenes (3:13).

The disc will retail at 19.99.