If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle
Drama
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2010
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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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Rated:
Unrated
Runtime:
94 min
Release date:
26 Mar 2010
Country:
RO, SE
Languages:
Romanian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
19 wins & 13 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
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,
15 May 2012
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,
5 Jan 2011
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,
4 Jan 2011
fresh:
I was strongly impressed.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
11 Sep 2010