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Three Kilometres to the End of the World (2024)

Three Kilometres to the End of the World poster
Original title
Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii
Directed by
Emanuel Pârvu
Genre
drama film
Country
Romania
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
12
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
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A young gay man is attacked in a rural Romanian village. The film follows the aftermath of the hate crime and the reactions of the locals.

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What happens

Three Kilometres to the End of the World (Romanian: Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii) is a 2024 Romanian New Wave drama film directed by Emanuel Pârvu, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Miruna Berescu. Starring Ciprian Chiujdea, Bogdan Dumitrache and Laura Vasiliu. It follows the aftermath of a hate crime against a young gay man in a small Romanian village. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or and won the Queer Palm. The film was chosen as the Romanian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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