The Happiest Girl in the World

The Happiest Girl in the World

2009 · 99 min · RO · 6.7 (30 votes)
Dir. Radu Jude · Starring Andreea Bosneag, Violeta Haret-Popa, Vasile Muraru, Șerban Pavlu, Andi Vasluianu, Diana Gheorghian
ComedyDrama

Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize she has won in a contest organized by a soft-drinks company. The prize is a beautiful new car. All Delia has to do now is appear in front of the camera in a commercial. All goes well until it becomes clear that Delia and her parents have very different ideas about what to do with the new car. Meanwhile, the contest's sponsor needs a radiant prize-winner with a gleaming smile. A wicked satire and a psychological portrait of a society perverted by its slavery to capitalism and consumerism

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A darkly funny, unsettling look at a society warped by consumerism. It's a sharp, cynical satire that dissects family dynamics under the pressure of capitalist dreams, leaving you with a lingering sense of unease.

satiricaldarkly comedicunsettlingcynicalsteadysocial satirecharacter studyEuropean arthouseconsumerismcapitalismfamily conflictsocietal critique
bucharestromania