The Oak

The Oak

1992
★★★☆☆ 6.4/10
⏱️ 105 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 RO
ComedyDrama
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.

Crew

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

Production

Parnasse Production, Les Films du Scarabée, MK2 Films

Keywords

surgeonromaniacommunist party