The Oak (1992)
Balanta
105 min
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.
- Release date
- September 16, 1992
- Country of origin
- France, Romania
- Budget
- $3,700,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Maia Morgenstern as Nela
- Razvan Vasilescu as Mitica
- Victor Rebengiuc as Village mayor
- Dorel Visan as Country Priest
- Mariana Mihut as Priest's wife
- Dan Condurache as Prosecutor
- Magda Catone as Mitica's assistant
- Gheorghe Visu as Priest in the train
- Virgil Andriescu as Truica - Nela's father
- Ion Pavlescu
- Alexandru Matei as Butusina
- Leopoldina Balanuta as Nela's mother
- Marcel Iures
- Dorina Lazar
- Adrian Titieni
- Manuela Ciucur
- Bogdan Uritescu
- Alexandru Bindea
- Eugenia Bosânceanu
- Oana Stefanescu
Crew
- Lucian Pintilie · Director
- Ion Baiesu · Writer
- Lucian Pintilie · Writer
- Sylvain Bursztejn · Producer
- Lucian Pintilie · Producer
- Eliane Stutterheim · Producer
- Doru Mitran · Cinematographer
- Victorita Nae · Editor
- Calin Papura · Production designer