Beyond the Hills

Beyond the Hills

2012 · 150 min · RO · 7.1 (166 votes)
Dir. Cristian Mungiu · Starring Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuță, Dana Tapalagă, Cătălina Harabagiu, Gina Tandura
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Alina returns to Romania from Germany, hoping to bring Voichita—the only person in the world she loves and was loved by—back with her. But Voichita has found God, and God is the hardest lover of all to best.

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A chillingly austere and deeply unsettling look at faith and obsession. This film's slow burn builds an almost unbearable tension, exploring the destructive power of absolute belief and the desperate need for love.

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