Scurtcircuit (2018): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2018, Scurtcircuit is a komödie and drama film directed by Cătălin Saizescu, running about 109 minutes.

What it’s about. Melania, a 15 years old high school student gets pregnant with Emi, a classmate. Melania does not tell anyone she's pregnant, Not even to Emi, or to her parents. The situation is extremely complicated because Emi's mother is the director of the high school where the two lovers study, and Melania's mother is secretary at the same high school. In the fifth month of pregnancy, Melania faints during class hours. She is urgently taken to the hospital by her mother who finds her daughter is 5 months pregnant so it's too late for an abortion. Melanie's mother is forced to tell the truth to Emi's mother. Emi's mother forces Melania's mother to promise to keep the pregnancy secret to everyone, even to Emi. Minor's mothers separates the two lovers and decide to give the baby up for adoption to a family of Romanians living abroad who don't have the right to legally adopt a child from Romania.

Who’s in it. Scurtcircuit stars Magda Catone, Adrian Văncică, Dorel Vișan and Claudiu Bleonţ, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Scurtcircuit has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Scurtcircuit page.

If you liked it. Fans of Scurtcircuit tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.