CinemaOSMovie · 1992 · 1h 45m

The Oak

67%(58)IMDbComedyDrama

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 byLucian Pintilie

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
RO
Released
September 16, 1992
Budget
$3,700,000
Studios
La Sept CinémaMK2 ProductionsParnasse Production

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern

Nela

Răzvan Vasilescu

Răzvan Vasilescu

Mitica

Victor Rebengiuc

Victor Rebengiuc

Village mayor

Dorel Vișan

Dorel Vișan

Country Priest

Mariana Mihuț

Mariana Mihuț

Priest's wife

Dan Condurache

Dan Condurache

Prosecutor

Magda Catone

Magda Catone

Mitica's assistant

Gheorghe Visu

Gheorghe Visu

Priest in the train

Virgil Andriescu

Virgil Andriescu

Truica

Ion Pavlescu

Creative team
Directed by
Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie
Written by
Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie
Produced by
Lucian Pintilie
Lucian Pintilie
Sylvain Bursztejn

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