Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon (Romanian: Mai aproape de lun?) is a 2013 Romanian-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nae Caranfil, and starring Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd, Joe Armstrong, Tim Plester, Christian McKay, and Anton Lesser. Based on the true story of the Ioanid Gang, it is one of the most expensive productions in Romanian cinema. It had its world premiere at the Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema Festival at the Lincoln Center on November 29, 2013. The film was released in Romania on March 7, 2014, and was given a limited release in the United States on April 17, 2015 by Sundance Selects.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd, Anton Lesser
Production: IFC Films
  9 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
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Year:
2014
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During World War II, the anti-Nazi resistance in Romania was mainly organized by the Communist Party.

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A number of young Jews joined the cause, believing their freedom would come from the Soviet Union.

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The Red Army didn't free, but enslave the country, along with the whole Eastern and Central Europe. An iron-fist regime was installed.

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Former Jewish partisans became part of the governing elite.

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Their positions started to erode until, by the last years of the 50's, they were being systematically removed from positions of power and influence.

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Based on a true story.

Moritz:
Lord, in thy great bounty, screw the Bolsheviks, give them every disease in the world, ruin them, burn their houses, and send them back to Moscow, Amen.

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