Summary
Romania, 1989. The twilight of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship. In a small, isolated town, Maria, a ten-year-old girl, is the last person to witness her sister disappearing before her eyes. Torn apart by the loss, she tries to make sense of a new, terrifying reality. Can she summon the courage to grow up?
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 57
IMDb5.4
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for dramas, −5 min on the typical 109
typical 109104Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
2025
October 17, 2025
Last year
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
Romanian
Original language
Made in
- Romania
France
Denmark
Greece- Bulgaria
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
14 people
- EIEmma Ioana MogosMaria
- Marina PaliiMother
- Igor BabiacFather
- VRVictor-Ioan RogobeteAdrian
- LMLara Maria Alexandra ComanescuAlina
- KGKarina GherasimAndreea
- MVMaia Victoria BobocSimona
- ACAlbert CiutaNasta
- Ada LupuPhotographer
- CFCatalin FilipStranger
- TMTudor MorarMilitiaman
- MRMihaela RădescuTeacher
- LDLuca David CaravanFilip
- IMIngrid Maria TirinticaFlorentina
Directing · 1
- Mihai Mincan Director, Writer
Production · 15
- Ioana Lascăr Producer
- Radu Stancu Producer
- Olivier Père Associate Producer
- Rémi Burah Associate Producer
- Konstantinos Vassilaros Co-Producer
- Nikolay Todorov Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- George Chiper-Lillemark Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Dragoș Apetri Editor
Sound · 6
- Marius Leftărache Original Music Composer
- Nicolas Becker Sound Designer, Additional Music
- Cyril Holtz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Benjamin Laurent Sound
- Frédéric Dabo Sound
- Ange Hubert Sound
Art · 1
- Anamaria Țecu Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Sotiris Paterakis Hairstylist
- Dimitra Fafaliou Makeup Artist
- Dana Păpăruz Costume Designer
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