Rotten
If 'The Death of Mr Lazarescu' and '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' represented the breakers of the so-called Romanian New Wave, this thinly competent entry is the backwash.
Guy Lodge, Time Out
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
2010 · 1h 34m · Unrated
Drama
Directed by
Florin Şerban
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If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
Overview
A teenager prisoner awaits his release when two weeks before that happens he's told that his mother is returned home. Meanwhile, he finds himself in love with a Sociology student, Ana, working in the penitentiary as an intern.
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70%
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Rotten
The seams of the narrative start to show, and by the end you are more aware of the filmmakers' ideas than of the character's life.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Fresh
It's a measure of the movie's success that one oscillates between two despairs -- noting the abject failure of the system and the utter futility of revolt.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
I was strongly impressed.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
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