Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World – Movie

Now in its 36th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, DC-area audiences. This year’s lineup features 51 films representing all 27 EU member states, including award winners, regional box-office hits, debut works by up-and-coming talents and new works by leading auteurs, plus 21 of the top contenders for this year’s Academy Award® for Best International Feature Film and seven U.S. premieres. Romania is represented by Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (Nu aștepta prea mult de la sfârșitul lumii) directed by Radu Jude which will be shown on Sunday, December 10 at 12:30 pm an on Monday, December 11 at 6:15 pm at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center located at 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World, Romania’s entry for the 2024 Oscar race, is the winner of two awards at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, the latest from the prolific Radu Jude (Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, Uppercase Print, 2021 AFI European Union Film Showcase; I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History as Barbarian, 2018 AFI European Union Film Showcase) is an outlandish and satirically crass commentary on Romanian society. Interweaving scenes from a hectic day in the life of Angela, an overworked and underpaid production assistant, with clips from a 1980s Romanian film that follows a female taxi driver (also named Angela), the film depicts each woman circling Bucharest in perpetual transit, feeling the burden of the country’s absurd culture of corruption. While Jude critiques Romania’s exploitation of labor rights and consumerism, he also takes jabs at the film industry — the comical red tape of video production and being on set. Frequent Jude collaborator Ilinca Manolache stars as Angela (and brilliantly imitates an alpha male influencer), Nina Hoss (TÁR) plays an aloof, foreign businesswoman and infamous German filmmaker Uwe Boll makes an appearance as himself. Color/B&W, 164 min. In Romanian with English subtitles. NOT RATED

Tickets are $15 General Admission. Fore more information and to buy tickets, please visit https://afisilver.afi.com/silver/eushowcase/.