Fresh
Graduation shares with [4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days] a sense of how personal morality can be misshapen by the institutions of an immoral society.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Graduation
A father will do anything to save his daughter's future
2016 · 2h 8m · R
Drama
Directed by
Cristian Mungiu
Overview
After his daughter is assaulted and left with an injury that may jeopardize her opportunity to study in the UK, a Romanian doctor decides to do whatever it takes to secure her future.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
A brutally honest movie.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Fresh
An expertly calibrated portrait of what happens when someone starts down a slippery slope of well-intentioned malfeasance.
Mike D'Angelo, AV Club
Fresh
A doctor greases the system in order to ensure his daughter aces her finals in Cristian Mungiu's beautifully structured yet familiar look at a dysfunctional society.
Jay Weissberg, Variety
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