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Zapping

All this guy does after getting home from work is watching TV – flipping through the channels all night long, driving his wife crazy. Until one day the channels stop changing.

  • Romania
  • 2000, 15 min
  • Director: Cristian Mungiu
  • Director of photography: Oleg Mutu
  • Editor: Nita Chivulescu
  • Screenplay: Cristian Mungiu
  • Music: Ioan Gyuri Pascu
  • Cast: Hanno Höfer, Dorel Visan, Ion Fiscuteanu, Magda Catone
  • Contacts: Romanian Film Center
  • Production: Ager Film Srl


Cristian Mungiu

Cristian Mungiu (1968, Romania) studied English literature and film directing. He has worked as a teacher, journalist and assistant director at foreign films made in Romania. He started making short films after graduating in 1998. His first feature film Occident have won several awards including one in Cannes in 2002 where it was screened in the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs section. His film 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days won the Golden Palm at the 2008 Film Festival in Cannes.