The Second Game
2014, Romanian. Directed by Corneliu Porumboiu.
A deceptively simple set-up: the director and his father watch a 1988 football match which the father refereed, their commentary accompanying the original television images in real time. A Bucharest derby between the country’s leading teams, Dinamo and Steaua, taking place in heavy snow, one year before the revolution that toppled Ceaușescu.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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The Second Game is streaming on MUBI in India.
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- Released
- 11 February 2014
- Original title
- Al doilea joc
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Corneliu Porumboiu
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The Second Game runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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The Second Game is streaming on MUBI in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Second Game?
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Who directed The Second Game?
The Second Game (2014) was directed by Corneliu Porumboiu and stars Adrian Porumboiu, Corneliu Porumboiu.