The Oak (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 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.

Released

1992-09-16

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Runtime

105 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Lucian Pintilie

TMDB rating

6.7/10 from 58 votes