Metronom
Seen it?2022 | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (91% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Bucharest, 1972. Ana, 17, dreams of love and freedom. One night, while partying with her friends, they decide to send a letter to Metronom, the musical program which Radio Free Europe broadcasts clandestinely in Romania. It is then that the Securitate, Ceausescu’s secret police, arrives…
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
91% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Un Certain Regard - Best Director. Also nominated for 1 more Cannes award. Plus 7 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 4K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alexandru Belc
- Mara BugarinAna
- Alina BrezunteanuSorin's Mother
- Mara VicolRoxana
- Serban LazaroviciSorin
- Vlad IvanovBiris
- Mihai CălinPai
- Andreea BibiriMäe
- Mihnea MoldoveanuGeo
- Andrei MiercureSilviu
- Mariuca BosneaNicoleta