This essay situates Cristian Mungiu's film, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days in relation to a number of films which deal with abortion. However, the argument is made that this film's chief concern is for problems of intimacy and distress pertaining to the central friendship between two women.

Keywords:
abortion, female friendship, caregiving in cinema, Mungiu, cinema and ethics
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