R.M.N. (2023)
82%RT Audience Score: 71%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Cristian Mungiu’s R.M.N. is a masterful exploration of the complexities of modern society, deftly examining the tribalism and prejudices that continue to divide us. With a slow burn that builds to a haunting conclusion, Mungiu’s film is a gripping and urgent work of art that demands to be seen. While some critics have taken issue with the film’s assumptions about whose story is worth telling, there is no denying the power and skill on display here. Mungiu is a true auteur, and R.M.N. is further proof that he is one of the most interesting and important filmmakers working today.
R.M.N. is like a rollercoaster ride that starts off slow but once it picks up speed, you’re in for a wild and thrilling experience. Cristian Mungiu’s direction is masterful and the performances are top-notch. It’s a thought-provoking film that tackles important issues like tribalism and prejudice. Sure, it’s dense and bleak, but that’s what makes it so impactful. It’s not a movie that offers easy answers, but it’s one that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
Production Company(ies)
Foreign Language, Prejudice
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
SHOOT LOCATION(S):
Transylvania, Romania; Romania
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2023
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:2h 8m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:NA
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Marin Grigore, Matthias, Judith State, Monica Bîrlădeanu, Orsolya Moldován, Andrei Finti, Ovidiu Crișan, directed by Cristian Mungiu, written by Cristian Mungiu, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Claudia Puig, Ann Hornaday, Randy Myers, Lidija Haas, Noah Berlatsky, Brian Tallerico, Aaron Neuwirth, Wade Major, James Verniere, Peter Keough, Allen Almachar, produced by Cristian Mungiu, Simona Paduretu, MPAA rating, ethnic and economic resentments, small mountain town, Film i Väst, Les Films du Fleuve, Why Not Productions, Mobra Films, Romanian language, IFC Films, 2h 8m, Marin Grigore as Marin Grigore, Judith State as Csilla, Monica Bîrlădeanu as Ana, Orsolya Moldován as Mrs. Dénes.
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $7,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $7,500,000
Production budget ranking: 1,767
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $4,038,750
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Matthias – Matthias
Judith State – Csilla
Monica Bîrlădeanu – Ana
Orsolya Moldován – Mrs. Dénes
Andrei Finti – Papa Otto
Ovidiu Crișan – Mr. Baciu
Director – Cristian Mungiu
Producer – Cristian Mungiu, Simona Paduretu
Writer – Cristian Mungiu
Production Company – Film i Väst, Les Films du Fleuve, Why Not Productions, Mobra Films
Director(s)
NA
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (65) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (3)
Once [it takes off], it’s a fascinating slow burn that feels urgent.
May 17, 2023
Claudia Puig
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
R.M.N. is as gripping and scrupulously humane as Mungiu’s admirers have come to expect from an artist of supreme discipline and dramatic skill.
May 9, 2023 | Rating: 3/4
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Mungiu has put his hand on the pulse of a nation — and the globe. It’s one of the best, most passionate films of the year and leaves you with to think about.
May 3, 2023 | Rating: 4/4
Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
Cristian Mungiu’s R.M.N. zooms in on the resentments and anxieties roiling Europe.
May 1, 2023
Lidija Haas
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
The film’s rejection of bigotry is undermined by its own uncomfortable assumptions about whose story is worth telling and who gets to represent the community.
April 29, 2023
Noah Berlatsky
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Further evidence that [Mungiu] is one of the world’s most interesting dramatists.
April 28, 2023 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Tallerico
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
For all the excellent work by the actors and the sense of naturalism on display, this movie manages to hit on some emotions well before concluding in a rather haunting manner that made me really sit up and consider what I had been watching.
May 18, 2023 | Rating: 8/10
Aaron Neuwirth
We Live Entertainment
[Cristian Mungiu] is such a talented filmmaker and the performances are so strong. I think it’s really top-notch.
May 17, 2023
Wade Major
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
Unusually insightful expose of Europe’s racial and tribal divides from Romanian auteur.
May 12, 2023 | Rating: A-
James Verniere
Boston Herald
Dense, bleak, and ambiguous.
May 5, 2023
Peter Keough
Arts Fuse
Mungiu holds a mirror at modern society, showing how tribalism and hive-mind thinking brings out the worst in people. While his film does not offer any answers, it takes the important step of admitting that there is a problem.
May 5, 2023 | Rating: A-
Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin
R.M.N. is an incredibly discomforting movie, confronting baked-in racial and regional prejudice head-on.
May 2, 2023
Joel Copling
Spectrum Culture…
Plot
R.M.N. is a drama about ethnic and economic resentments tearing at the fabric of a small mountain town, directed by award-winning director Cristian Mungiu.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
R.M.N. features Monica Bîrlădeanu in the role of Ana.
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