In 2004 she got to play a teenager in the comedy '' Buds for Life '' , and by year 's end she received a role in her first Romanian movie , '' The Death of Mister Lazarescu '' . The film has so far obtained more than 30 awards , including " Un certain regard " at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival and a Silver Hugo in Chicago . It was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards
2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005 Cannes Film Festival
Monica Bîrlădeanu