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Graduation
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 89, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A devoted father in a Romanian town has pinned all his hopes on his daughter winning a scholarship to study abroad. On the eve of her final exams, she is assaulted, an event that threatens to derail her future. The father, a man who believes in playing by the rules, is now tempted to use his connections to secure her success. This moral compromise sends ripples through his family and the community, testing his integrity and his relationship with his daughter.
Details
- Director
- Cristian Mungiu
- Writer
- Cristian Mungiu
- Released
- 20 May 2016
- Country
- Romania, France
- Language
- Romanian
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $2.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 30th European Film Awards 2017 | Best European Film | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |
| 30th European Film Awards 2017 | Best European Film | Maria-Victoria Dragus | Nominee |
| 30th European Film Awards 2017 | Best European Film | Adrian Titieni | Nominee |
| 30th European Film Awards 2017 | Best European Film | Lia Bugnar | Nominee |
| 29th European Film Awards 2016 | European University Film Award | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |
| 29th European Film Awards 2016 | Best Screenwriter | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |
| 29th European Film Awards 2016 | Best Director | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |
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×| Best European Film | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Maria-Victoria Dragus | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Adrian Titieni | Nominee |
| Best European Film | Lia Bugnar | Nominee |
| Best Director | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |
| European University Film Award | Cristian Mungiu | Nominee |