12:08 East of Bucharest
2006 · 89 min · Director: Corneliu Porumboiu
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
It's the 22nd of December. Sixteen years have passed since the revolution, and in a small town Christmas is about to come. Piscoci, an old retired man is preparing for another Christmas alone. Manescu, the history teacher, tries to keep up with his debts. Jderescu, the owner of a local television post, seems not to be so interested in the upcoming holidays. For him, the time to face history has come. Along with Manescu and Piscoci, he is trying to answer for himself a question which for 16 years has not had an answer: "Was it or wasn't it a revolution in their town?"
Emotional fingerprint
12:08 East of Bucharest (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Confusion 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Confusion25%
- Curiosity20%
- Melancholy15%
- Empathy10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Confusion, Curiosity. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Confusion and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Curiosity
- Sympathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Curiosity | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 33 % | 33 % | 17 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 36 % | 35 % | 18 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 39 % | 35 % | 16 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 40 % | 36 % | 15 % | 20 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 39 % | 38 % | 14 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 38 % | 35 % | 13 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Sympathy | 38 % | 29 % | 13 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Melancholy | 41 % | 30 % | 18 % | 28 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 46 % | 39 % | 30 % | 16 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 48 % | 38 % | 41 % | 13 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 36 % | 48 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 57 % | 44 % | 50 % | 28 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 60 % | 44 % | 49 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 60 % | 44 % | 45 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 60 % | 46 % | 45 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 39 % | 46 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sympathy | 57 % | 26 % | 35 % | 50 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Sympathy | 56 % | 18 % | 19 % | 46 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Melancholy | 47 % | 17 % | 12 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Tiberiu Mănescu
Doamna Mănescu
Chen
Tibi
Professor
Vecin
Maricica Dima (voice)
Vasile Rebegea (voice)
Ion Costăchescu (voice)
Costică Bejan (voice)
Gelu Isărescu (voice)
Tina (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Corneliu Porumboiu
- Written by
- Corneliu Porumboiu
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- Romania
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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