'Totally compelling...' - Jonathan Romney, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Brilliantly shot and vigorously performed... compelling... invites comparison to ‘The Lives of Others’. - Shelia Johnston, THE INDEPENDENT 'A thoroughly absorbing portrait... The acting, especially by Anamaria Marinca... is consistently terrific...' - David Gritten, DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The discovery of the year...' - Nick Roddick, THE GUARDIAN 'Provocative cinema that’s brilliantly made' - TOTAL FILM 'Mungiu’s superb arthouse nail-biter...' - Nick James, LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 'Excruciatingly tense... heart-breakingly real' - THE LONDON PAPER 'A master class in tension and offstage drama…the performances are superb' - Dave Calhoun, TIME OUT 'Masterful...' - Wendy Ide, THE TIMES 'Outstanding...' - Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN