Estonian premiere

Do Not Expect Too Much of the End of the World

Local title
Ärge oodake maailmalõpust liiga palju
Title in Russian
Не ждите слишком много от конца света
Original title
Nu astepta prea mult de la sfârsitul lumii
Director
Radu Jude
Country
Romania, Luxembourg, France, Croatia
Year
2023
Programme
Best of Festivals
Genre
Dramedy
Subject
individual vs society, absurd

Part One: We follow Angela, an overworked production assistant who must drive around Bucharest to film the casting for a “safety at work” video commissioned by a multinational company. Soon she encounters Marian, a half-paralysed worker, who gets the part.
Part Two: When Marian reveals on camera that his work-related accident is due to the company’s negligence, his statement ignites a scandal, which forces him to re-invent his story to suit the company’s narrative.

True to form, Golden Bear winner Radu Jude, sets his absurdist comedic drama in two parts. In a dizzying landscape, cinema, capitalism, and technology meet the political sociology of the post-totalitarian digital world.

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize, and has also screened in Toronto and New York.

Director
Radu Jude
Screenwriter
Radu Jude
Cast
Ilinca Manolache, Ovidiu Pîrșan, Nina Hoss, Dorina Lazăr, László Miske, Katia Pascariu
Producer
Ada Solomon, Adrian Sitaru, Adrien Chef, Paul Thiltges, Serge Lalou
DoP
Marius Panduru
World sales
Heretic
Runtime
Language
Romanian
Subtitles
Estonian, English, Russian

Screenings

8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening040801 / Ärge oodake maailmalõpust liiga palju
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian, Russian
Screening duration
Hall Electric Cinema, TARTU
Screening084202 / Ärge oodake maailmalõpust liiga palju
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Saal Kino Sõprus
Screening093102 / Ärge oodake maailmalõpust liiga palju
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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