

The New Year That Never Came
The most unusual day.
Genres
Overview
On the brink of counter-revolution in 1989 Romania, six lives intersect amidst protests and personal struggles, leading to the explosive fall of Ceausescu and the communist regime.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
138 min
Release Date
2024-09-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Romanian
Vote Count
25
Vote Average
7.88
Adrian Văncică
Gelu
Nicoleta Hâncu
Florina
Emilia Dobrin
Margareta Dincă
Iulian Postelnicu
Ionuț Dincă
Mihai Călin
Ștefan Silvestru
Andrei Miercure
Laurențiu Silvestru
Luca Toma
Marius
Ioana Flora
Mariana
Vlad Ionut Popescu
Vlad
Marian Râlea
Comrade Mihalcea
Angel Popescu
Alex
Gabriel Radu
Cameraman Gabi
Ion Sapdaru
Comrade Vârtosu
Gabriel Spahiu
Benghe
Manuela Hărăbor
Alina Silvestru
Vasile Muraru
Uncle Romică
Mircea Lăcătuș
Editor
Ada Galeș
Camelia Dincă
Elvira Deatcu
Doamna
Floriela Grapini
Benghe's wife
Ilinca Harnut
The set designer
Victoria Raileanu
Lili
Virgil Aioanei
Worker
Nicodim Ungureanu
Taxi driver
Ioan Paraschiv
Investigator
Sorin Cociș
Stamate
Dana Voicu
Pharmacist
Theodor Șoptelea
Manu
Alice Cora Mihalache
Solange
Doru Catanescu
Poștaș
Marius Damian
Uncle Jiji
Marian Adochitei
Berlogea
Mircea Andreescu
Uncle Chican
Lemne Mihail
Activist
Răzvan Vasilescu
Theatre director
Vlad Jipa
Comrade Marcel
Dana Piroiu
Singer Gloria
Florin Călbăjos
Securist 1
Afrodita Androne
Theater secretary
Florentina Năstase
Set assistant
Mario Marin
Child with firecrackers
Claudia Susanu
Bookstore saleswoman (voice)
Vlad Chirita
Fan (voice)
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