Do Not Expect Too Much From The End of the World (2023) follows Angela, a production coordinator in Bucharest who spends much of her day driving round the city interviewing injured employees of a multinational corporation for a ‘Safety at Work’ video. Intercut with the Andrew Tate-style TikToks Angela makes to blow off steam on her long days, as well as footage from a 1981 film about a female taxi driver in the Romanian capital, a complex interrogation of the interaction between labour, gender and bodily danger emerges. Radu Jude’s darkly comic exploration of exploitation at work in the twenty-first century flits between Zoom screen, phone camera and archival footage, providing an at times uncomfortable but always compelling perspective on our present moment.
This is the first collaborative screening between Cultplex and Partisan Cinema. Founded in 2025 through a generous bursary from Cinema for All, Partisan Cinema is a co-operatively run screenings group based in Ancoats, with a focus on political, international and independent films. We are part of Partisan Collective, a space for community-led DIY and cultural projects. Anyone can become a member and have a say in what we run: check out our website for more details. After several successful screenings at our base in Bridge 5 Mill since November 2025, we are excited to branch out and collaborate with other screening groups and cinemas in the region.
The screening will begin with a brief introduction to the film and to Partisan Cinema from some of our members. Please feel free to chat to one of us before or after the film about becoming a Partisan member - we’d love to hear from you!
Content Warning: Very strong language, strong sex references
