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Bucharest 1989, the last year of Ceausescu's dictatorship. Eva lives with her parents and her 7 year-old brother Lalalilu. One day at school, Eva and her boyfriend accidentally break a bust of Ceausescu. They are forced to confess their crime before a disciplinary committee and Eva is expelled from school and transferred to a reformatory establishment. There, she meets Andrei, and decides to escape Romania with him. Lalalilu becomes convinced that Ceausescu is the main reason for Eva's decision to leave. So, with his friends from school, he devises a plan to kill the dictator. Winner - Un Certain Regard - Best Actress - Cannes Film Festival. Official Selection - Toronto, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals. In Romanian with English subtitles.