Nice dramedy which shows the living, habits and mentality of moldavans in a certain village nearby the war site in the summer of 1992. It lightly slides to tragicomedy.. or at least to a bittersweet comedy. It is like a mirror for us, modovans, where we can see the way we were, and realizing that not much progress was done for the last 30 years in this area. The same split society, the same speech and people problems. The common thing and the one producers focused on is the humanity of the main characters. Humanity during a war.
The comedy part starts with the vivid characters. A big part of them represent the most important people in a typical village: the mayor, the policeman, the doctor and the priest). So they all are busy by managing their own interests and ignoring a problem. A real proof of carelessness in a link of bureaucracy. Which brings lot of fun.
It hits perfectly the jokes/lines characters make/have during the film, so the movie is pretty entertaining.
Ion Bors did a very good job as a director, taking nice shooting angles, and picking the right colors. The decorations and all the details were nicely chosen as well, in accordance to that period of time. Pretty authentic atmosphere.
Dumitru Marian plays so natural, as always. And all the cast members had a really good job. I rated the movie with the highest grade and certainly recommend it to all.
