Life Doesn't Spare

Dying in the trenches during World War II, Stefan looks back at his own life and that of his father. Through his memories, the film presents a story that embraces two generations and various eras. It is a film about the tragedy of lives dragged into conflicts against their will, of lives violently ruined or ended – a story about the devastating consequences of war. Interweaving past and present, the flashback narrative depicts the war as a perpetual situation where the “little people” always turn out to be on the losing side.

Director: Iulian Mihu, Manole Marcus

Cast: Mircea Balaban, Emil Botta, Angela Chiuaru, Dana Comnea, Ilie Duțu, Vasile Ichim, Romulus Neacșu, Nicolae Praida

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.