''Tuesday, After Christmas'' () is a 2010 Romanian film written and directed by

Radu Muntean Radu Muntean (; born 8 June 1971) is a Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to ...

. The film was selected for the

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section of

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Plot

Paul, a banker in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

, has been married for ten years to Adriana and they have an adored daughter Mara. The child has tooth problems which are being tended by Raluca, an attractive young orthodontist. Since first seeing her in the summer, Paul has been having a secret affair with Raluca. But, as Christmas approaches, tensions mount. While Paul loves both women, Raluca tells him what he already knows: that he must choose. When he says to his wife that he is in love with Raluca, she orders him to move out and to say nothing to Mara. The round of Christmas festivities then begins, with the couple pretending outwardly that nothing is wrong. Action is postponed until the Tuesday after Christmas.

Cast

Maria Popistașu Maria Popistașu (born 21 January 1980 in Bucharest) is a Romanian actress. Awards *2005 - Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries - ''Sex Traffic''"CTV wins Gemini for movie about Montreal detective". ''Wat ...

as Raluca *

Mimi Brănescu Mimi Brănescu (; born 31 March 1974) is a Romanian actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 2004. Biography Born in Lehliu, Călărași County, he studied at the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest Buc ...

as Paul Hanganu * as Adriana Hanganu *

Dragoș Bucur Dragoș Bucur (; born 13 June 1977) is a Romanian actor, ambassador for the program ''Youth of the Move'' involved by the European Commission, and TV presenter for the show '' Visuri la cheie'' broadcast on Pro TV . Dragoș Bucur received the S ...

as Cristi *

Victor Rebengiuc Victor Rebengiuc (; known in full as Victor-George Rebengiuc; born 10 February 1933) is a Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more t ...

as Nucu

Reception

Awards and nominations

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*Won: Golden Owl Award

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