Synopsis
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians ( Romanian : Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari ) is a 2018 black comedy film written and directed by Radu Jude . The title is pulled from a speech by Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Antonescu to the Council of Ministers preceding the 1941 Odessa massacre .
Scores
Overall Score
59.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.8%
Review Aggregate
59.8
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 52% of 234 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotvisually strikingemotionalromanticcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlylightheartedstylizedgrittysurreal
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Kitsch | 2019 | $30,171,000 | $37,014,000 | (est) |
| Lynn Collins | 2019 | $18,572,000 | $22,785,000 | (est) |
| Samantha Morton | 2019 | $13,983,000 | $17,155,000 | (est) |
| Mark Strong | 2019 | $11,433,000 | $14,026,000 | (est) |
| Ciarán Hinds | 2019 | $9,779,000 | $11,997,000 | (est) |
| Dominic West | 2019 | $8,608,000 | $10,560,000 | (est) |
| James Purefoy | 2019 | $7,727,000 | $9,480,000 | (est) |
| Willem Dafoe | 2019 | $7,038,000 | $8,634,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes2,257
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2019 | $11,307 | $13,872 |
| International | 2019 | $27,864 | $34,184 |
| Worldwide | 2019 | $39,171 | $48,056 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2019 | $16,799 | $20,610 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2019 | $379,000 | $464,968 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2019 | $453,000 | $555,753 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2019 | $172,000 | $211,014 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2019 | $494,000 | $606,053 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2019 | $91,980,000 | $112,843,668 |
| Total Revenues | 2019 | $93,494,799 | $114,702,067 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2019 | $306,600,000 | $376,145,561 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2019 | $80,000 (est) | $98,146 (est) |
| Participations | 2019 | $1,870,000 | $2,294,169 |
| Residuals ? | 2019 | $4,483,000 | $5,499,871 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2019 | $36,792,000 | $45,137,467 |
| Total Expenses | 2019 | $349,825,000 | $429,175,215 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2019 | $-256,330,201 | $-314,473,148 |
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