The Oak

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.

Country:

Romania,

France

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama

Duration:

105 minutes

Year:

1992

Director:

Lucian Pintilie

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Company:

Parnasse Production,

Les Films du Scarabée,

MK2 Films

Cast:

Nela

Mitica

Village mayor

Country Priest

Priest's wife

Crew:

Writer

Director

Director of Photography

Makeup Artist

Costume Design