The Oak

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.

Directed by Lucian Pintilie

Top 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

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Ion Pavlescu

Matei Alexandru

Butusina

Leopoldina Bălănuță

Nela's mother

Ionel Mihăilescu

Titi

Marcel Iureș

Dorina Lazăr

Vasile Popa

Mircea Anca

Adrian Titieni

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Mitică Iancu

Manuela Ciucur

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