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Carbon
Carbon
Directed by	Ion Borș
Written by	Mariana Starciuc
Produced by	A. Bhagyalakshmi; M. Anandhajothi; R. Srinuvasan
Starring	Dumitru Roman; Ion Vantu; Igor Caras-Romanov
Cinematography	Ruben Agadjanean
Music by	Sergei Kharlamov
Release date	4 October 2022;
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Moldova, Romania, Spain
Language	Romanian

Carbon is a 2022 Romanian-language film directed by Ion Borș. It was co-produced by Moldova, Romania, and Spain. It premiered on 4 October 2022. The film was chosen as Moldova's candidate for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film in the 95th edition of the awards, but it was not ultimately nominated.^[1] It has had the most screenings in cinemas across the country—over 1,500—the highest number of viewers since independence—over 150,000—and the longest screening period in cinemas—24 months. Additionally, the film production was screened in the most cities across the Republic of Moldova, totaling 50.^[2]

Synopsis

The story is set in Moldova at the beginning of the 1990s. It follows Dima, who wants to enlist in the troops fighting on the border of Transnistria. Vasea, a veteran of the Soviet–Afghan War, joins him, but on their way to the front, they find a charred corpse.

Cast

Dumitru Roman as Dima
Ion Vantu as Vasea
Igor Caras-Romanov as Primarul
Adriana Bîtca as Ileana
Viorel Cornescu as Politistul
Ion Coseru as Petrică

Release

The film was released on 4 October 2022.

Online premiere

In 2024, it was announced that a highly anticipated movie would premiere online on November 16, 2024. The premiere, scheduled for 21:00 Moldova time, aimed to break three world records. The film's creators intended to gather over 355,000 viewers simultaneously in front of their screens to surpass the record for "The largest online premiere," set by the Indian film Dil Bechara in 2020.^[3]

Additionally, the film planned to include the name of every viewer in the end credits, targeting two other records: "The most names in end credits," previously set by the Japanese film Sensou to seishun in 1991, and "The longest end credits," a record held jointly by Once Upon a Time in the West and Superman.^[4]

By November 12, over 30,000 tickets had been sold across 82 countries, and the names of ticket purchasers were included in the end credits.^[5] The film successfully set two world records: