The Death of Mister Lazarescu

IMDb link: 0456149
IMDb rating: 7.8 (16,920 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Director: Cristi Puiu, Dorian Boguta
Cast: Doru Ana, Monica Barladeanu, Alina Berzunteanu and others

Release date: 22 Sep 2005
Release year: 2005
Runtime: 153 minutes
Country: Romania
Keywords: illness, cat, bucharest romania, death in title, dark comedy, vomiting, psychological drama, hospital, sick, paramedic

Plot:

Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives, the paramedic decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another... As the night unfolds and they can't find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast.

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