The film feels very real and not a little scary since the viewer knows that he is very likely to eventually likely to share Lazarescu's fate.

Absurdamente angustiante em seu realismo sem concessões, este é mais do que um filme-denúncia (apropriado para vários países, aliás); é, acima de tudo, um olhar agridoce sobre o melhor e o pior em todos nós.

Both sad and darkly funny, the film is so sharply conceived and richly populated that it often registers like a Frederick Wiseman documentary, even though everything is scripted and every part played by a professional.

This deathly film is crafted with such ease that it comes appallingly alive. A slowly suffocating, masterly work of social realism that shrouds you in a melancholy look at mortality.

While Lazarescu is descending on his nighttime journey toward zero, the film builds up an entire social world around him--one that is harrowing, funny, infuriating, outrageous and sometimes profoundly moving.

A harsh critique of the modern medical system, and though it takes place specifically in Romania, its events could be easily transferred elsewhere.

Mr. Lazarescu's ordeal will stick with you.

One of the the most remarkable medical dramas ever attempted.

...one of the best, most intriguing movies of the year. This is the kind of film that transcends borders and can talk to people worldwide.

There's something about Fiscuteanu's quietly desperate performance (with much of the emotion conveyed through his eyes), that gets under your skin.