The Oak

The Oak

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 16, 1992

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 as 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 of everything.

The Oak

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 16, 1992

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 as 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 of everything.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Parnasse Production, MK2 Productions, Les Films du Scarabée
Original title Balanţa
Directors Lucian Pintilie
Writers Ion Băieșu, Lucian Pintilie

Cast

Răzvan Vasilescu

as Mitica

Victor Rebengiuc

as Village mayor

Dorel Vișan

as Country Priest

Mariana Mihuț

as Priest's wife

Dan Condurache

as Prosecutor

Magda Catone

as Mitica's assistant

Gheorghe Visu

as Priest in the train