Too Late (1996)

Original title

Prea târziu

Directed by

Lucian Pintilie

Genre

drama film

Country

Romania, France

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young prosecutor investigates the suspicious death of a coal miner in 1990s Romania. He works with a female topographer and they fall in love while facing threats from local authorities who want to cover up the case.

investigativetensebleakslow-burnmelancholicsuspensefulgrittyromantic

What happens

Too Late (Romanian: Prea târziu) is a 1996 Romanian drama film directed by Lucian Pintilie. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Dumitru Costa, a young trainee prosecutor is entrusted with the investigation about the suspicious death of a Jiu Valley coal miner in 1990s Romania. Accident or murder? Costa is being helped during this investigation by Alina, a good-looking young topographer engineer; it is love at first sight between them both. Two other miners are killed in a long closed down gallery. The investigation relentlessly led by Costa soon begins to bother the local authorities. The mine management dread unrest among the miners who lives under the threat of the closing down of mining development. The officials strive to hush the matter up. Costa and Alina receive threats over the phone. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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