
When the Lights Go Out
2006, Romanian. Directed by Igor Cobileanski.
In a poor country obsessed with making easy money, 100 bucks are enough to lose your mind for a couple of minutes. The members of a rock band come up with a bet: if you stick a light bulb in your mouth you can’t pull it out anymore. However absurd the idea may seem, it soon proves to be contagious…
- Runtime
- 0h 8m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Romanian
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- Released
- 13 June 2006
- Original title
- Cînd se stinge lumina
- Country
- Moldova, Romania
- Written by
- Igor Cobileanski
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When the Lights Go Out runs 8 minutes (0h 8m).
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When the Lights Go Out isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 June 2006. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like When the Lights Go Out?
If you liked When the Lights Go Out, try Fun with Dick and Jane, Louis C.K.: Ridiculous, Thunderstruck.
Who directed When the Lights Go Out?
When the Lights Go Out (2006) was directed by Igor Cobileanski and stars Ion Bechet, Ion Sandu, Lars Bokander.