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Released
2005 · FILM

The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

An aging man desperate for life‑saving care battles a nightmarish maze of indifferent hospitals, where each refusal brings him closer to death.

“A black comedy with serious side effects.”

Directed by
Cristi Puiu
Written by
Cristi Puiu, Razvan Radulescu
Runtime
154 min
Language
RO
ComedyDrama
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

After experiencing severe headaches and stomach cramps, 63‑year‑old Mr. Lăzărescu calls an ambulance, initiating a harrowing passage through Bucharest hospitals in pursuit of adequate medical treatment. As the night progresses, his condition rapidly worsens.

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A crew of 52+ credited

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This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Dana BunescuShot by Andrei ButicaScored by Andreea PaduraruDesigned by Cristina Paula Ana Barbu

Box Office

2005 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$216K

Budget$390K
Worldwide gross$216K
break-even (2.5×)

Also known as

  • Der Tod des Herrn Lazarescude
  • The Death of Mr. Lazarescuen
  • La muerte del señor Lazarescues
  • La Mort de Dante Lazarescufr
  • La morte del signor Lazarescuit

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