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The Oak

1992 • 1h45m Comedy, Drama

Rating

6.4/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Lucian Pintilie

Screenplay

Lucian Pintilie

Cast

Maia Morgenstern

Răzvan Vasilescu

Victor Rebengiuc

Release date

9/16/1992

Status

Released

Budget

$3,700,000

Origin country

RO

Vote count

49