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The Oak
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The Oak

1992-09-16 · 105 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Drama

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.

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Production details

Directors
Lucian Pintilie
Production companies
Parnasse Production, Les Films du Scarabée, La Sept Cinéma, MK2 Productions, Filmex Romania
Countries
Romania, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,700,000

Top Cast

Maia MorgensternMaia MorgensternNela
Răzvan VasilescuRăzvan VasilescuMitica
Victor RebengiucVictor RebengiucVillage mayor
Dorel VișanDorel VișanCountry Priest
Mariana MihuțMariana MihuțPriest's wife
Dan ConduracheDan ConduracheProsecutor
Magda CatoneMagda CatoneMitica's assistant
Gheorghe VisuGheorghe VisuPriest in the train
Virgil AndriescuVirgil AndriescuTruica
Ion Pavlescu
Matei AlexandruMatei AlexandruButusina
Leopoldina BălănuțăLeopoldina BălănuțăNela's mother
Ionel MihăilescuIonel MihăilescuTiti
Marcel IureșMarcel Iureș
Dorina LazărDorina Lazăr
Vasile PopaVasile Popa
Mircea AncaMircea Anca
Adrian TitieniAdrian Titieni
Mitică Iancu
Manuela CiucurManuela Ciucur

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