Graduation
Original title: Bacalaureat
“A father will do anything to save his daughter's future”
2016 · 2 h 8 min
Directed by 
Cristian Mungiu
Cristian MungiuCast
Adrian Titieni 
Maria Dragus Lia Bugnar
Credits
Written by: Cristian Mungiu
Plot
A doctor in a Transylvanian town tries to ensure that his daughter, who has been assaulted, gets the grades she needs for a scholarship in England.
Sinekatalog’s take
Cristian Mungiu's Romanian drama of a father bending rules for his daughter's future is tense and morally knotty. Quiet and precise, it shows how small compromises corrode a family and a society.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (15,736 votes)
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