4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days

Cristian Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days opens this Friday the 22nd at the Ken Theater. If you get a chance, get out and show your support for this amazing Romanian film that got snubbed for Oscar recognition despite its superb cast and direction.

I have yet to see 4 Months, but from what I've read it is the answer to the glut of glib American films surrounding women and pregnancy. 4 Months seems to be a film of layers - yes, a film about a woman trying to get an illegal abortion, but also about life under communist regime, about life without choices, and the universal challenges of human existence. Just like that heartwarming little Landmark trailer they sometimes show before movies, 4 Months lives up its truth - the language of film is universal.