Kontinental '25

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When Orsolya oversees the eviction of a local elderly man in Cluj, Transylvania, the unintended consequences come to shatter her and her understanding of her place in society. Spiraling into an existential crisis, she traverses the city, meeting with various people in her life -- her husband, an old friend, her former student, a priest -- to consider and reconcile her place in an increasingly maddening modern world in award-winning filmmaker Radu Jude's latest furious and hysterical moral parable.

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Anchored by a standout performance from Eszter Tompa, Kontinental '25 finds writer-director Radu Judes infusing his caustic brand of satire with warm humor and subtle drama.

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

Mar 19

A sharp, unforgiving satire about life, death and the politics of learned hopelessness, among other weighty subjects.

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Nicolas Rapold

Sight & Sound

Nov 5

Stopping short of scepticism or resistance, Jude’s story might make its most radical point in acknowledging the scarcity of these times: change, personal or societal, requires the persistence of any conscience at all.

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Marina Ashioti

Little White Lies

Nov 3

4/5

It’s a film that is firmly grounded in the geopolitical specificity of Cluj, exploring ethnic tensions, economic inequalities, legacies of totalitarianism, the brutality of capitalism and the destructiveness of real estate.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

46m

6/10

His point is always clearly elucidated and the actors embrace the dialogue and emotions to lean into the tragedy of our current world and the absurdity of it getting worse. Soon it will just be empty buildings and unmarked graves.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

10h

2.5/4

Kontinental '25 mostly ... talks itself into circles around some important ideas and persistent problems...

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Martin Kudlac

ScreenAnarchy

19h

7/10

Compared to Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, Kontinental '25 moves at a more deliberate pace and tempers its satirical sharpness.

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Runa R

@runa.r Jan 15

I would give this film 3.8 stars, but since that option does not exist, I give it 4. It is an enjoyable watch and raises the questions we are all familiar with in Europe regarding the encroachment of real estate companies to build hotels. The film shows beautiful inhabited areas that coexist, side by side, with signs of decay and poverty. Both the buildings and the people are the same.

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dlma1 M

@dlma1 Nov 5

I saw this film at the AFI Film Festival in Hollywood. A Romanian film about a bailiff (more similar to a Sheriff in US terms), who is forced to evict a squatter from a building, with disastrous results for them both. The film is initially intriguing but then it degenerates into sophomoric philosophizing by the bailiff and the supporting cast. Not recommended. 5/10.

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Radu Jude

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Eszter Tompa

Orsolya

Ilinca Manolache

Irina

Serban Pavlu

Priest Serban

Adrian Sitaru

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Gabriel Spahiu

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Synopsis

When Orsolya oversees the eviction of a local elderly man in Cluj, Transylvania, the unintended consequences come to shatter her and her understanding of her place in society. Spiraling into an existential crisis, she traverses the city, meeting with various people in her life -- her husband, an old friend, her former student, a priest -- to consider and reconcile her place in an increasingly maddening modern world in award-winning filmmaker Radu Jude's latest furious and hysterical moral parable.

Director: Radu Jude
Producer: Rodrigo Teixeira, Alexandru Teodorescu
Screenwriter: Radu Jude
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Production Co: Saga Film
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Romanian
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 27, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 49m