

Child's Pose
2013-03-08 · 104 min · ★ 6.7
Child's Pose is a contemporary drama focusing on the relationship between a mother and her 32-year-old son. After the accidental killing of a boy in a car crash, the mother tries to prevent her son being charged for the death, and she refuses to accept that her son is a grown-up man.
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Production details
- Directors
- Călin Peter Netzer
- Production companies
- Parada Film, Hai Hui Entertainment
- Countries
- Romania
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,104,000
Top Cast
Vlad IvanovDinu Laurențiu
Luminița GheorghiuCornelia Kerenes - Mother
Bogdan DumitracheBarbu - Son
Florin ZamfirescuAurelian Făgărașanu
Mimi Brănescuagent Pricop
Tania PopaLuminița Angheliu
Adrian TitieniTraian Angheliu
Ilinca GoiaCarmen
Teodor Corban
Natașa RaabOlga
Leontina Vaduva(Herself)
Ion Grosu
Oxana Moravec
Alexandru Georgescu
Ada Solomon
Pușa Darie
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