R.M.N.

• Cristian Mungiu
• 125 min
• Romania, France
• 2022
• Fiction

A Roma slaughterhouse worker returns to a Transylvania that is haunted by racism in this critically acclaimed drama by Cristian Mungiu.

Located in the borderland between Romania and Hungary, Transylvania has been an ethnically diverse area for centuries. When Matthias returns home after having grown tired of his xenophobic boss in Germany, he not only returns to his son, wife and mistress but also to a place of suspicion and racial conflict. “R.M.N.” does not stand for “Romania” but for the Romanian acronym for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) – Cristian Mungiuhas described his film as a ”brain scanner,” diagnosing what lies beneath the surface of society. Ever since his debut Occident (GFF 2003), Mungiu has been a central figure in European cinema. Having received the Palme d'Or for the abortion drama 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, Mungiu once again shows that he is an essential storyteller and visual creator.

- Jonas Holmberg

• Drama
• Landsbygd
• Kärlek
• Social utsatthet
• Rasism