Film · 2016
Graduation
Original titleBacalaureat
Directed by Cristian Mungiu · starring Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus and Mãlina Manovici
- 7.9 AverageMovieNCo
- 7.1 Users5 votes
- 8.7 Critics6 reviews
Synopsis
Romeo is a proud Romanian father of his young and smart daughter, Eliza. All his life he has made sure to give her a right education, with the strong purpose that when she turned 18 years old, she would study abroad. His dream seems to begin to come true, since Eliza has gotten an internship to study psychology in the United Kingdom. The last obstacle she must overcome is a last exam that, for a girl of her capacities, is just a mere formality. However, when the night before the exam comes, Eliza is assaulted, and such trauma threatens to jeopardize her entire future for the rest of her life. Romeo must find a way to help his daughter in order to solve that situation, using ways that he never wanted his daughter to learn.
Where to watch Graduation
All the optionsAvailable now in the UK:
Availability checked on 8 November 2026.
The essentials
- Runtime
- 128 min2 hours and 8 minutes
- Budget
- $2mWhy Not Productions
- Box office
- €28,916in Spain
- Rating
- 15Suitable only for 15 years and over
- How long is Graduation?
- 2 hours and 8 minutes (128 minutes).
- When was Graduation released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 30 March 2017.
- Who directed Graduation?
- Cristian Mungiu.
- Who is in Graduation?
- It stars Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Mãlina Manovici and Vlad Ivanov.
- Where can I watch Graduation?
- In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
- How much did Graduation make?
- It took €28,916 in Spain. It cost $2 million.
Cast
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- Director
- Cristian Mungiu
- Writers
- Cristian Mungiu
- Producers
- Pascal Caucheteux, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Cristian Mungiu
Videos and trailers
See the video
Photos and posters
All 10 photos
Reviews
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What the critics say average 8.7 from 6 outlets
- 10 Time OutDave Calhoun
It?s not a despairing movie ? Mungiu even suggests that a new generation might put things right ? but it?s a brutally honest one.
Read - 10 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
'Graduation' is an intricate, deeply intelligent film, and a bleak picture of a state of national depression in Romania, where the 90s generation hoped they would have a chance to start again. There…
Read - 9.1 The PlaylistJessica Kiang
An excoriating, gripping, intricately plotted morality play, Mungiu?s film is less linear, more circular or spiral-shaped than his previous Cannes titles...but it is no less rigorous and possibly…
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Box office
Weekend by weekend- Budget $2m
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Spain €28,916
Soundtrack
All 4 songsTrivia
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Cannes
'Graduation' was in the official section of the Cannes internacional film festival
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Toronto
'Graduation' was in the TIFF (International Festival of Toronto).
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