The Oak

1h 45m
ComedyDrama
6.4

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
Nela
Răzvan Vasilescu
Mitica
Victor Rebengiuc
Village mayor
Dorel Vișan
Country Priest
Mariana Mihuț
Priest's wife
Dan Condurache
Prosecutor
Magda Catone
Mitica's assistant
Gheorghe Visu
Priest in the train
Virgil Andriescu
Truica
Ion Pavlescu
Unknown
Matei Alexandru
Butusina
Leopoldina Bălănuță
Nela's mother
Ionel Mihăilescu
Titi
Marcel Iureș
Unknown

Crew

Lucian Pintilie
Director, Writer, Producer
Ion Băieșu
Novel
Victorița Nae
Editor
Doru Mitran
Director of Photography
Constantin Popescu
Executive Producer
Sylvain Bursztejn
Producer
Călin Papură
Production Design
Svetlana Mihăilescu
Costume Design
Gheorghe Drăghici
Makeup Artist
Andrei Papp
Sound Designer

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