Summary
Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 67
Audience score71%
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 807 ratings3.2/5
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for dramas, +14 min on the typical 109
typical 109123Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2023
April 20, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Romanian
Original language
Made in
Germany
Romania
Serbia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more14 people
- Mălina ManoviciEcaterina Ivanovici
- Sergiu SmereaIuliu Rosu
- Alexandru PapadopolFather Dragos Ivanovici
- Voicu DumitrașFlorin Ivanovici
- Richard BovnoczkiFelix Serghiescu
- Ana Maria MoldovanZoe
- Oana ȘtefănescuThe Mother-in-law
- Marian RâleaThe Father-in-law
Gabriel SpahiuThe Headmaster- CPCodrina PatruThe Smoking Lady
Ilinca HarnutThe Suspicious Lady- TETiberiu EnacheThe Groom
Ioana Ilinca NeacsuThe Bride- MRMihai RîpanAmbulance Care Assistant
Directing · 1
- Octav Chelaru Director, Writer
Production · 5
- Radu Stancu Producer
- Eike Goreczka Co-Producer
- Christoph Kukula Co-Producer
- Vladimir Vasiljević Co-Producer
- Maja Popović Milojević Co-Producer
Editing · 1
- Dragoș Apetri Editor
Other crew · 1
- Barbu Bălășoiu Cinematography
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