The New Year That Never Came

Anul Nou care n-a fost

Date: 08/21/2025

Time: 21:00

Location: Fetislam Summer Stage

New Year that Never Came Just days before the fall of Ceaușescu in Romania, the lives of six ordinary people become intertwined in the turmoil unfolding as the regime collapses. A director at the state television, in a panic, searches for a replacement for the lead actress in the New Year’s special after she defects to the West – unaware that her replacement also detests the regime’s propaganda. The director’s young son secretly plans to swim across the frozen Danube and escape to Yugoslavia, but the secret police are watching his every move. A member of the secret police is torn between loyalty to the regime and protecting his mother, who is facing eviction from her apartment being seized by the state. A factory worker realizes in fear that his son's letter to Santa Claus could put the whole family in danger. The tragicomic moments in these lives tick away like a clock, counting down to the revolution, eventually set off by the bang of a single firecracker.

Director: Bogdan Mureșanu

Writer: Bogdan Mureșanu

Cast: Adrian Văncică, Iulian Postelnicu, Emilia Dobrin, Nicoleta Hâncu, Andrei Miercure, Mihai Călin

Language: Romanian