Beyond the Hills
(2012)
★ 7.1 IMDb · 217 votes
Year: 2012
Runtime: 150 мин
Country: Romania, France
Director: Cristian Mungiu
Cast: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Валериу Андриуцэ, Dana Tapalagă, Cătălina Harabagiu, Gina Tandura, Vica Agache, Nora Covali, Luminița Gheorghiu, Dionisie Vitcu
Plot
Alina returns to Romania from Germany, hoping to bring Voichita—the only person in the world she loves and was loved by—back with her. But Voichita has found God, and God is the hardest lover of all to best.
Alina and Voichita have been friends since their orphanage days. And they have been lovers since they became sexually mature. But despite their oath of mutual fidelity, Alina, who could not bear poverty any more, emigrated to Germany where she became a barmaid. Now she just could not take the estrangement from Voichita and today she is back to Romania with a view to taking Voichita along with her to Germany. The only trouble is that in the meantime her girlfriend has betrayed her in falling in love with... God! Voichita indeed now lives in a convent where she plans to make vows. The priest agrees, if somewhat reluctantly, to accommodate Alina before their (hypothetical) departure. He sees all too well that not only is the young woman materialistic but hostile and troublesome as well...