Graduation (2016): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2016, Graduation is a drama film directed by Cristian Mungiu, running about 128 minutes. “A Father Will Do Anything To Save His Daughter's Future” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Romeo ist Arzt in einer bedrückenden Kleinstadt in Rumänien. Er versucht alles, um seiner Tochter Eliza eine bessere Zukunft zu ermöglichen und sie vor den Verhältnisse im Heimatland zu bewahren. Dazu möchte er sie an eine englische Universität schicken. Aber Romeos Bemühungen verstricken ihn immer tiefer in die Korruption, bis er die Regeln, die er seiner Tochter immer zu vermitteln versucht hat, vergisst.

Who’s in it. Graduation stars Adrian Titieni as Romeo Aldea, Maria Dragus as Eliza, Lia Bugnar as Magda and Mălina Manovici as Sandra, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Graduation has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $2M at the box office.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV and Sundance Now and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Graduation page.

If you liked it. Fans of Graduation tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.