R.M.N. Explained

R.M.N.
Director:Cristian Mungiu
Producer:Cristian Mungiu
Cinematography:Tudor Vladimir Panduru
Editing:Mircea Olteanu
Runtime:125 minutes
Budget:€2.8 million[1]
Gross:$738,520[2]

R.M.N. is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Cristian Mungiu. Set in a multiethnic village in Transylvania, Romania, during the 2019–20 holiday season, the film follows a man who returns from Germany and his ex-lover who works in the village. Mungiu named the film after a Romanian acronym for nuclear magnetic resonance, as the film is "an investigation of the brain, a brain scan trying to detect things below the surface".[3] The film is based on the 2020 Ditrău xenophobic incident.[4]

The film premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022.

Cast

Production

Mungiu wrote the screenplay in the spring of 2021.[3] Filming took place from November 2021 to January 2022 in Rimetea and other villages across Transylvania.[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in the main competition. In May 2022, IFC Films acquired the North American rights ahead of the premiere,[5] and released it in US theaters on April 28, 2023.[6]

It also screened at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[7] in the Contemporary World Cinema category, as well as at the 29th edition of the European Film Festival Palić, and the 15th edition of the Central and Eastern European Film Festival in Luxembourg.

Reception

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Accolades

It was awarded the Golden Tower for Best Film at the 2022 European Film Festival Palić[10] [11] and received a Special Mention from the Press Jury of the 2022 CinEast Film Festival in Luxembourg.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cristian Mungiu Back in Cannes' Competition with R.M.N.. FilmNewEurope.com. 15 April 2022. 21 May 2022.
  2. R.M.N. (2022). 18550182. 9 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Press kit. Wild Bunch. 21 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521092452/https://encodeur.movidone.com/getimage/0yj9ClJjR6gjXNccaTLgabcwcFbofjLf6Zfqk8LQG8gkJOnkv1WX7WBhElslD25YsNcU0lNkdCT0BFqyYINF5LrKv8MJo9pUdczeMd15-xhp9uwx-PHCwgD2FSo9RgPig_CuS_QKbWOud4n71_pub-09uKexImiRMrYaDt8WPNQBnqmwNYXUeNMImRv_PMWgMryTGLIucakj_hPDUBEOY2sL. 21 May 2022. live.
  4. News: Cristian Mungiu: 'I Pass as Being Radical in the States, but Here I'm Very Mainstream'. Ryan. Lattanzio. IndieWire. 28 April 2023. 5 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230514063957/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/cristian-mungiu-talks-rmn-interview-1234833142/. 14 May 2023. live.
  5. News: Lang. Brent. 17 May 2022. IFC Films Buys Cristian Mungiu's 'R.M.N.' Ahead of Cannes Debut (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. 21 May 2022.
  6. News: Roxborough. Scott. 28 April 2023. 'R.M.N.' Director Cristian Mungiu on Xenophobia and the Dangers of "Politically Correct" Filmmaking. The Hollywood Reporter. 29 April 2023.
  7. News: Gonzalez. Hector. 11 Sep 2022. R.M.N. (TIFF Review): Hatred Slowly Deteriorates the Mind. Loud and Clear Reviews. 11 Sep 2022.
  8. Web site: R.M.N.. Rotten Tomatoes. August 23, 2023.
  9. Web site: R.M.N.. Metacritic. August 23, 2023.
  10. News: Janković. Zoran. 25 July 2022. Golden Tower awarded to Cristian Mungiu for his film R.M.N.. Film New Europe (FNE). 29 Mar 2023.
  11. News: Rivera. Alfonso. 25 July 2022. Cristian Mungiu's R.M.N. wins the Palić Golden Tower. Cineuropa. 29 Mar 2023.
  12. News: H. K. 24 Oct 2022. Many Winners at 15th CinEast Film Festival. Chronicle.lu. 29 Mar 2023.

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