The Oak
1992·Romania·105 min.
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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 as her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucarest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing of everything.
DirectorLucian Pintilie
CinematographyDoru Mitran
CastMaia Morgenstern·Razvan Vasilescu·Victor Rebengiuc·Dorel Visan·Ion Pavlescu·Mariana Mihut·Anda Onesa·Gheorghe Visu·Adrian Titieni·Virgil Andriescu
Original titleBalanta (Le chêne)
Also known asThe Oak