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The Oak

19926.6 / 10105 min
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.

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

Ionel Mihăilescu

Ionel Mihăilescu

Titi

Marcel Iureș

Marcel Iureș

Crew

Lucian Pintilie

Lucian Pintilie

Writer

Lucian Pintilie

Lucian Pintilie

Director

Doru Mitran

Doru Mitran

Director of Photography

Gheorghe Drăghici

Gheorghe Drăghici

Makeup Artist

Svetlana Mihăilescu

Svetlana Mihăilescu

Costume Design

Călin Papură

Călin Papură

Production Design

Sylvain Bursztejn

Sylvain Bursztejn

Producer

Victorița Nae

Victorița Nae

Editor

Lucian Pintilie

Lucian Pintilie

Producer

Andrei Papp

Andrei Papp

Sound Designer

Constantin Popescu

Constantin Popescu

Executive Producer

Ion Băieșu

Ion Băieșu

Novel