La muerte del Sr. Lazarescu

...Puiu samtidig mestrer blikket for den indbyggede grumme humor, som hverdagen også byder os i de mest pressede situationer.

...this is an acerbic satire. Yet it isn’t without its moments of compassion...

In its relentless gaze at exactly what happens, it reminds me of the Dardenne brothers ("The Son," "L'Enfant"), whose films see everything but do not intervene.

As a portrait of a broken medical system, 'The Death of Mr. Lazarescu' is hopelessly depressing. Yet as a story of the callous impersonalization we inflict upon one another, the film is timeless.