“The New Year That Never Came” – The Collapse
A review of director Bogdan Mureșanu's feature debut, The New Year That Never Came (2024), which had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the Venice Film Festival.
Title
The New Year That Never Came
Director/ Screenwriter
Bogdan Mureşanu
Actors
Adrian Vancica, Iulian Postelnicu, Emilia Dobrin, Nicoleta Hancu, Andrei Miercure, Mihai Calin
Country
Romania-Serbia
Year
2024
Distributor
Forum Film România
Synopsys
On 20th December 1989, Romania stands on the brink of revolution. The streets are alive with demonstrations, students mock the regime through art, and New Year’s shows glorify Ceauşescu. Yet, in the discomfort of their unheated homes, families grapple with personal conflicts and the omnipresent Secret Police. Six seemingly disconnected lives intersect in unexpected ways. As tensions reach boiling point, an explosive moment unites them, culminating in the dramatic fall of Ceauşescu and the communist regime.
Journalist and film critic. Curator for some film festivals in Romania. At "Films in Frame" publishes interviews with both young and established filmmakers.
