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The New Wave on screen: 15 Romanian films, ranked by prizes
Fifteen films, 2005–2021: 3 at Palme/Bear level (6 pts), 1 Bear (5 pts), 2 with competition prize ＋ Gopo (4 pts), the rest by medal. The formula is in the method; the order is verified with the same formula.
Evidence: 9 Cannes records ＋ 12 Berlinale ＋ 18 Gopo ＋ 3 runtimes. All fetched 2026-09-19; Chinese titles are page translations (marked).
Three things first: the score honours medals only (no box office, no taste); every medal links its record; paths come as starter (5) and chronological (15) with totals computed.
The ranking counts prizes only: highest festival prize (Palme/Bear 5, competition 3, section-top 2, section 1) plus Gopo 1. No box office (LUMIERE unextractable, abandonment disclosed), no taste; ties by year.
The table: 15 films
Score order by default; year or runtime instead; director and era filters. Each row: year, runtime, director, medals (record-linked), content note.
No films on this combination; change the filters.
| Rank | Title | Year | Runtime | Director | Medals | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Content note: abortion | 2007 | 113′ | Cristian Mungiu | Palme d'Or 5Gopo Best Feature +1 | 6 pts |
| 2 | Poziția copilului Child's Pose | 2013 | 116′ | Călin Peter Netzer | Golden Bear 5Gopo Best Feature +1 | 6 pts |
| 3 | Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Content note: sexual content | 2021 | 106′ | Radu Jude | Golden Bear 5Gopo Best Feature +1 | 6 pts |
| 4 | Touch Me Not Touch Me Not Content note: sexual content | 2018 | 125′ | Adina Pintilie | Golden Bear 5Gopo Best Feature (nomination) | 5 pts |
| 5 | Eu când vreau să fluier, fluier If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle Content note: institutional violence | 2010 | 94′ | Florin Șerban | Jury Grand Prix 3Gopo Best Feature +1 | 4 pts |
| 6 | Aferim! Aferim! Content note: state violence | 2015 | 105′ | Radu Jude | Best Director 3Gopo Best Feature +1 | 4 pts |
| 7 | A fost sau n-a fost? 12:08 East of Bucharest | 2006 | 89′ | Corneliu Porumboiu | Caméra d'Or 2Gopo Best Feature +1 | 3 pts |
| 8 | După dealuri Beyond the Hills Content note: institutional violence | 2012 | 155′ | Cristian Mungiu | Best Screenplay 3Best Actress 3 | 3 pts |
| 9 | Bacalaureat Graduation | 2016 | 123′ | Cristian Mungiu | Best Director 3 | 3 pts |
| 10 | Ana, mon amour Ana, My Love | 2017 | 125′ | Călin Peter Netzer | Outstanding Artistic Contribution 3 | 3 pts |
| 11 | Moartea domnului Lăzărescu The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Content note: medical | 2005 | 153′ | Cristi Puiu | Un Certain Regard Prize 2 | 2 pts |
| 12 | California Dreamin' (nesfârșit) California Dreamin' Content note: state violence | 2007 | 155′ | Cristian Nemescu | Un Certain Regard Prize 2Gopo Best Feature (nomination) | 2 pts |
| 13 | Polițist, adjectiv Police, Adjective | 2009 | 115′ | Corneliu Porumboiu | Un Certain Regard Jury Prize 1Gopo Best Feature +1 | 2 pts |
| 14 | Sieranevada Sieranevada | 2016 | 173′ | Cristi Puiu | Gopo Best Feature +1 | 1 pts |
| 15 | Colectiv Collective Content note: medical | 2019 | 109′ | Alexander Nanau | Gopo Best Feature +1 | 1 pts |
Timeline: 2005–2021
Scrub the year, see what each film took. 2005–2012: 6 Cannes prizes to 1 Berlin; 2013–2021: 5 Berlin to 1 Cannes — counted from the table, not impressions.
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005)
Un Certain Regard Prize
12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
Caméra d'Or
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)
Palme d'Or
California Dreamin' (2007)
Un Certain Regard Prize
Police, Adjective (2009)
Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (2010)
Jury Grand Prix
Beyond the Hills (2012)
Best Screenplay · Best Actress
Child's Pose (2013)
Golden Bear
Aferim! (2015)
Best Director
Graduation (2016)
Best Director
Sieranevada (2016)
Gopo Best Feature
Ana, My Love (2017)
Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Touch Me Not (2018)
Golden Bear
Collective (2019)
Gopo Best Feature
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021)
Golden Bear
Paths: starter 5, chronological 15
The starter runs about 8.8 hours with one reason per film; the chronological path walks all 15 in order. Custom mode builds by director, era and max total runtime, totals computed.
- 1. 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006, 89′) — Shortest, funniest entry (89 min); meet the generation's humour.
- 2. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007, 113′) — The Palme centre: after it, the New Wave's weight is clear.
- 3. Child's Pose (2013, 116′) — Golden Bear family drama: mother–son power games.
- 4. Aferim! (2015, 105′) — Period western: directing prize; the wave does the 19th century.
- 5. Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021, 106′) — Latest Golden Bear: most offensive and most direct.
Total 529 min (8h 49m)
- The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005, 153′)
- 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006, 89′)
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007, 113′)
- California Dreamin' (2007, 155′)
- Police, Adjective (2009, 115′)
- If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (2010, 94′)
- Beyond the Hills (2012, 155′)
- Child's Pose (2013, 116′)
- Aferim! (2015, 105′)
- Graduation (2016, 123′)
- Sieranevada (2016, 173′)
- Ana, My Love (2017, 125′)
- Touch Me Not (2018, 125′)
- Collective (2019, 109′)
- Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021, 106′)
Director threads: five names
Same-director films side by side with years and medal order only; no influences or apprenticeships (unsourced, untreated).
Cristian Mungiu
- 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007): Palme d'Or
- Beyond the Hills (2012): Best Screenplay · Best Actress
- Graduation (2016): Best Director
Cristi Puiu
- The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2005): Un Certain Regard Prize
- Sieranevada (2016): Gopo Best Feature
Corneliu Porumboiu
- 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006): Caméra d'Or
- Police, Adjective (2009): Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Radu Jude
- Aferim! (2015): Best Director
- Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021): Golden Bear
Călin Peter Netzer
- Child's Pose (2013): Golden Bear
- Ana, My Love (2017): Outstanding Artistic Contribution
Where to watch: Romania, UK, China
Three cards, each with its check date. The page found no per-film licensing info and asserts no availability — check-links and retrospective leads only, no pirates.
Romania
Checked 2026-09-19: MUBI and JustWatch public pages yield no per-film licensing info (script or geo walls); this page asserts no availability, only check-links. TIFF retrospectives cycle Romanian titles (e.g. TIFF.24, Lazarescu).
UK
Checked as above, 2026-09-19: no per-film info, check-links only. BFI and arthouses run periodic European retrospectives.
China
Checked 2026-09-19: no licensing source for China; entries below are global/Romanian/UK with live catalogues.
Exit appendix: Tuesday, After Christmas. “Tuesday, After Christmas” (Marți, după Crăciun, Radu Muntean, 2010) holds only a Gopo 2011 Best Feature nomination, no festival medal; out by the rule. Record: the Gopo film page. Gopo
Quiz: Palme or Bear?
Thirteen festival-prize films, one four-option question each; answers link the record. The two Gopo-only films (Sieranevada, Collective) sit out; their medal is in the table.
Top prize of “The Death of Mr. Lazarescu”?
- ✓ Un Certain Regard Prize
- Palme d'Or
- Jury Grand Prix
- Best Screenplay
Answer: Un Certain Regard Prize Official record
Top prize of “12:08 East of Bucharest”?
- Golden Bear
- Best Screenplay
- Un Certain Regard Prize
- ✓ Caméra d'Or
Answer: Caméra d'Or Official record
Top prize of “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”?
- Caméra d'Or
- Jury Grand Prix
- ✓ Palme d'Or
- Best Director
Answer: Palme d'Or Official record
Top prize of “California Dreamin'”?
- Best Actress
- ✓ Un Certain Regard Prize
- Best Director
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Answer: Un Certain Regard Prize Official record
Top prize of “Police, Adjective”?
- ✓ Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
- Best Screenplay
- Golden Bear
- Un Certain Regard Prize
Answer: Un Certain Regard Jury Prize Official record
Top prize of “If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle”?
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- Best Screenplay
- Best Director
- ✓ Jury Grand Prix
Answer: Jury Grand Prix Official record
Top prize of “Beyond the Hills”?
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- Un Certain Regard Prize
- ✓ Best Screenplay
- Caméra d'Or
Answer: Best Screenplay Official record
Top prize of “Child's Pose”?
- Jury Grand Prix
- ✓ Golden Bear
- Un Certain Regard Prize
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Answer: Golden Bear Official record
Top prize of “Aferim!”?
- ✓ Best Director
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
- Golden Bear
- Best Actress
Answer: Best Director Official record
Top prize of “Graduation”?
- Palme d'Or
- Best Screenplay
- Un Certain Regard Prize
- ✓ Best Director
Answer: Best Director Official record
Top prize of “Ana, My Love”?
- Best Actress
- Jury Grand Prix
- ✓ Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- Golden Bear
Answer: Outstanding Artistic Contribution Official record
Top prize of “Touch Me Not”?
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution
- ✓ Golden Bear
- Best Director
- Un Certain Regard Prize
Answer: Golden Bear Official record
Top prize of “Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn”?
- ✓ Golden Bear
- Best Screenplay
- Palme d'Or
- Un Certain Regard Jury Prize
Answer: Golden Bear Official record
Method
- Score ＝ highest single festival prize (Palme/Bear 5, competition 3, section-top 2, section 1) ＋ Gopo Best Feature 1 point; ties by year, then English title. The formula is public; the order is verified with the same formula.
- The box-office counterweight is abandoned: LUMIERE has no publicly extractable per-film pages; sorts have no grosses tier. The abandonment is declared here, not quietly swapped.
- Inclusion rule: a competition/section medal or Gopo Best Feature; nominations don't count. Tuesday, After Christmas (Gopo nomination only) exits to the appendix; Sieranevada and Collective enter on Gopo.
- Runtimes: 12 from Gopo pages; Lazarescu from TIFF.24 (153′); Graduation from the ScreenDaily Cannes-review header (123′); Beyond the Hills from New York's Film Forum (155′; Cologne lists 150′, difference disclosed).
Source note
9 Cannes records · 6 Berlinale yearbooks ＋ 6 programmes · 18 Gopo · 3 runtimes · TIFF/MUBI/BFI homepages. Full list on the method page.