Storyline

Mr. Lazarescu, a 63 year old lonely man feels sick and calls the ambulance. When it arrives, the paramedic decides he should take him to the hospital but once there they decide to send him to another hospital and then yet another... As the night unfolds and they can't find a hospital for Mr. Lazarescu, his health starts to deteriorate fast.

Plot Keywords

illness, black comedy, friend, friendship, food, father daughter relationship, emergency room, elevator, drinking, divorce, husband wife relationship, male nudity, male frontal nudity, male female relationship, hypodermic needle, diarrhea, death, death of wife, bathroom, bare butt

Short Review

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.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership