From acclaimed Romanian writer-director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days), a religious drama about two girls whose...
From acclaimed Romanian writer-director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days), a religious drama about two girls whose friendship falls victim to their opposing beliefs. Winner of Best Screenplay and Actress (the award shared between stars Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur) at Cannes 2012.
"Alina returns to Romania from Germany, hoping to bring Voichita - the only person in the world she loves and was loved by - back to her. But Voichita has found God - and God is the hardest lover of all to be jealous of." (Cannes Film Festival)
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91 %106 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
81 %2,157 reviewsAudience score rating
"The tensions between the spiritual and the secular, groups and individuals, are examined in intelligent, creepily insinuating but not entirely satisfying fashion."
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Variety
Variety"Shot in long, deep-focus takes... shows how not just the church but a whole society has failed these vulnerable young women."
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Total Film
Total Film"A cerebral melodrama of the most steely, bare and brutal kind."
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Time Out
Time Out"A tough and engrossing work of realism... it also has some of the shadowy magic of an ancient folk tale."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Enthralling, mysterious and intimately upsetting."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It maintains the movement's stylistic roots in no-frills naturalism and long single takes."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A bruising psychodrama that taps into the dark heart of central European superstition."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineBeyond the Hills | Details
Award winner- Best Screenplay and Best Actress at Cannes Film Festival 2012.
- Runtime
- 150
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Belgium, France, Romania
