The Oak

The Oak

1992
1h 45m
6.4

6.4/10

50 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy Drama
Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $3,700,000

Language: RO

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Production Information

Production Companies
Parnasse Production Les Films du Scarabée MK2 Films
Production Countries
Romania France
Spoken Languages
Romanian

Keywords

surgeon romania communist party

Quick Facts

Original Title Balanţa
Release Date September 16, 1992
Status Released
Language RO
IMDb ID tt0103969

Cast

Maia Morgenstern
Maia Morgenstern

Nela

Răzvan Vasilescu
Răzvan Vasilescu

Mitica

Victor Rebengiuc
Victor Rebengiuc

Village mayor

Dorel Vișan
Dorel Vișan

Country Priest

Mariana Mihuț
Mariana Mihuț

Priest's wife

Dan Condurache
Dan Condurache

Prosecutor

Magda Catone
Magda Catone

Mitica's assistant

Gheorghe Visu
Gheorghe Visu

Priest in the train

Virgil Andriescu
Virgil Andriescu

Truica

Ion Pavlescu
Ion Pavlescu

Matei Alexandru
Matei Alexandru

Butusina

Leopoldina Bălănuță
Leopoldina Bălănuță

Nela's mother

Key Crew

Lucian Pintilie
Writer
Lucian Pintilie
Director
Sylvain Bursztejn
Producer
Lucian Pintilie
Producer
Constantin Popescu
Executive Producer