GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

theta30 I think Romanian cinema would benefit from depicting more movies about professional, normal people rather than dysfunctional ones.In some sense, probably cinema is also a mirror of society. Since "corruption" is a subject nowadays in Romania, "Why me?" approaches this subject.I think the movie describes pertinently the influence of the superiors on the prosecutor, their attitude of bullying into getting what they wanted-a mock up trial on other prosecutor so that their material interests would survive, the harassment he is subject to. The question is what to do-to acquiesce or to stand ground? A similar moral dilemma has the policeman in the movie "Police,adjective" and similar harassment suffers "Serpico" .However the movie lacks on two points: 1) it does not show the descent or turmoil of the protagonist which usually accompany up to the final act. He is mostly calm or self-assured up to the end, in contrast with the tragedy of his final act. 2) it does not show what is the origin of his moral conscience. Was it influence of some people, did it come from his own study and reflections? Also, what principles does he support?

cix_one The movie is based on a true story from Romania's rocky path from a corrupt totalitarian country to a modern society. Although based on real characters, the movie is not a documentary. It paints the characters with enough depth to capture the essence of the events, while being an entertaining thriller along the way. I found the director struck a superb balance between introspection and entertainment, making the movie both appealing to watch and thought provoking (even inspiring).In a tip of the hat to "The Conversation" (with Gene Hackman), there is a scene where the young prosecutor, driven close to (justified) paranoia by being watched by the secret service, starts tearing up the wires in his house. Of course, nowadays surveillance is far more sophisticated and non-intrusive (wireless), but the scene drives home the point that the danger of a corrupt surveillance society is not specific to countries of the Eastern block.

isabelle_musat When I started watching this movie I wasn't expecting too much, but in the end it really impressed me.The reality of the case was the best part of it and the fact that underlines what's happening in Romania and how rotten is the system. That fact that they chose to make a movie about a controversial case, shows that there are still people ready to change the system, but still, Cristian Panduru was one of those people and the movie shows what happened to him.This movie is a good lesson, not only for Romanian people, but also for everyone. Is about not letting yourself be corrupted by the system and keep your true values, because in the end that's what matters. I strongly recommend this movie.

gsievert I've just watched this fine example of a gritty Noir at Berlinale. I'm a lousy movie critic, but just to give you an idea: think "Chinatown", minus the sun-drenched California landscape. The protagonist has to fight various factions, and gets to feel like being but a pawn in a game bigger than him. The setting is Romania, in 2002, it is gritty, dark, and pretty gray, for the most part. Quite atmospheric, and realistic - chillingly so, as a lot of the plot was informed by real events, as the director confirmed during a Q&A after the viewing. The cinematography and color palette is just right for the occasion, the camera is often close to the characters. The actors do a fine job in my book. I recommend this movie, and I'm curious to see what it'll stir up in Romania once it is released there.