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©2018
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1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (color illustrations)
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Inspired by the nonfiction novels of Tatiana Niculescu Bran
With this arresting drama based on notorious real-life events, Cristian Mungiu mounts a complex inquiry into faith, fanaticism, and indifference. At a desolate Romanian monastery, a young novice nun, Voichita, reunites with her former companion Alina, who plans to take her to Germany. But Voichita proves unwilling to abandon her calling, and Alina becomes increasingly desperate to reclaim her devotion, putting the outsider at odds with the monastery's ascetic priest
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012
Wide screen (2.35:1)
Special features: new interview with Mungiu; The making of "Beyond the hills," a documentary from 2013, produced by Mungiu; press conference from 2012 Cannes Film Festival, featuring Mungiu and actors Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, and Dana Tapalaga; deleted scenes; trailer; an essay by film scholar Doru Pop
Cinematographer, Oleg Mutu ; editor, Mircea Olteanu
Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen 2.39:1 aspect ratio; DTS-HD master audio 2.0 surround; requires Blu-ray player
Romanian dialogue; English subtitles