The Oak
Balanta
1992, Film, 105 min, Comedy, Drama, Romanian, Romania, MoviePedia score 68
A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become like her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucharest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing at everything.
Directed by Lucian Pintilie
Cast
- Maia Morgenstern as Nela
- Razvan Vasilescu as Mitica
- Victor Rebengiuc as Village mayor
- Dorel Visan as Country Priest
- Ion Pavlescu
- Mariana Mihut as Priest's wife
- Gheorghe Visu as Priest in the train
- Dan Condurache as Prosecutor
- Virgil Andriescu as Truica - Nela's father
- Alexandru Matei as Butusina
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