The Oak

Original title: Balanţa

• 1992
• •
• 1h 45m
• •
• 15+

• Comedy
• Drama

★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 58 votes

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.

Director

Lucian Pintilie

Release date

Sep 16, 1992

Original language

Romanian

Origin

Romania