If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle

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Just days before his scheduled release from a reformatory, teenage delinquent Silviu (George Pistereanu) takes a pretty social worker (Ada Condeescu) hostage and threatens to kill her unless his estranged mother (Clara Voda) promises not to separate him from his younger brother. Will Silviu's desperate act to protect his sibling cost him his freedom? Marian Bratu also stars in this engrossing drama from director Florin Serban.
Netflix Rating: 2.7
Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten 54%: No consensus yet.
Fresh: 7 Rotten: 6 Rotten Tomatoes page
Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics: The seams of the narrative start to show, and by the end you are more aware of the filmmakers' ideas than of the character's life. full review

A.O. Scott, New York Times

It's a measure of the movie's success that one oscillates between two despairs -- noting the abject failure of the system and the utter futility of revolt. full review

J. Hoberman, Village Voice

I was strongly impressed. full review

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

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