The Oak

1992·Movie
1h 45min
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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.
Romanian New WavePost-Communist RomaniaBleak Social CommentaryPsychological DramaCharacter StudyPolitical IntrigueSlow BurnRealistic DialogueMelancholy Atmosphere

Crew

Directed by:
Lucian Pintilie
Written by:
Ion Băieșu, Lucian Pintilie
Produced by:
Constantin Popescu, Lucian Pintilie, Sylvain Bursztejn
Composed by:
Andrei Papp

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