The Oak

IMDb 6.4 1992 • 105 min • ComedyDrama

Director

Lucian Pintilie

Country

RO

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Maia Morgenstern
Maia Morgenstern Nela
Răzvan Vasilescu
Răzvan Vasilescu Mitica
Victor Rebengiuc
Victor Rebengiuc Village mayor
Dorel Vișan
Dorel Vișan Country Priest
Mariana MihuÈ›
Mariana MihuÈ› Priest's wife