2007: 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)

Otilia (major screen presence Anamaria Marinca) helps her friend Găbiţa get an abortion - which in communist Romania is illegal. Yes, it's the feelgood film of the noughties, and you can trust writer-director Christian Mungiu to milk the setup for all its dramatic potential. Truly gripping, although I think that a Metacritic score of 97 may be taking things a bit far. (8)