The Beheaded Rooster
Cast
David Zimmerschied 
Alicja Bachleda 
Ioana Iacob Axel Moustache Werner Prinz 
Ági Margitai
Credits
Written by: 
Radu Gabrea
Plot
A moving coming of age story in a time of extreme change: on August 23, 1944 in a small city in Romanian Transylvania, the 16 year old Felix Goldschmidt awaits his classmates for their traditional Exitus Party (school graduation).
Sinekatalog’s take
A sensitive coming-of-age drama about a teenager awaiting a graduation party on the day the political world shifts around him. The personal and historical collide gently. Moving and well-judged for fans of Romanian period cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (300 votes)
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