THE WAY I SPENT THE END OF THE WORLD -
(Cum me-am petrecut sfarsitul lumii)
Color, 105 min, 2006, Drama; Romania/France
In Romanian with English sub-titles

Director: Catalin Mitulescu
Writers: Catalin Mitulescu, Andreea Valean
Producers: In-Ah Lee, Philippe Martin, Catalin Mitulescu, Daniel Mitulescu, Andrew J. Schorr, David Thion
Production Companies: Strada Films, Les Films Pelleas
Executive Producers: Martin Scorcese, Wim Wenders
Cinematographer: Marius Panduru
Music: Alexander Balanescu
Cast: Dorotheea Petre, Timotei Duma, Ionut Becheru, Cristian Vararu, Jean Constantin

The final year of Ceausescu's reign of terror in Romania forms a dramatic backdrop to "How I Spent the End of the World," Catalin Mitulescu's charmingly told first feature about a spunky 17-year-old girl on the cusp of adulthood and her unruly little brother. Mitulescu (whose short film "Trafic" won a Palm d'Or two years ago) works confidently within a traditional, anecdotal storytelling framework, enlivened by young Dorotheea Petre's (“Ryna”) luminous performance.

Awards:
Un Certain regard, Cannes 2006, Best actress – Dorotheea Petre

Director Catalin Mitulescu
Born in 1972 in Bucharest (Romania), Catalin Mitulescu has been studying at UNATC in Bucharest since 1996 and directing short films, commercials and videos.

Filmography
17 minute intarziere, short, 1999
Bucuresti-Wien 8-15, short, 2000
Trafic, short, 2004

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