The Oak
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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.
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Cast
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Maia Morgenstern
Nela
Known for
The Passion of the Christ
High Strung
Răzvan Vasilescu
Mitica
Known for
California Dreamin'
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Victor Rebengiuc
Village mayor
Known for
Aferim!
Tuesday, After Christmas
Dorel Vișan
Country Priest
Known for
Shadows
Mariana Mihuț
Priest's wife
Also in
Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?
The Last Frontier of Death
Dan Condurache
Prosecutor
Known for
Silent Wedding
Vampire Journals
Magda Catone
Mitica's assistant
Also in
Narcisa Sălbatică
The Telephone
Gheorghe Visu
Priest in the train
Also in
Dogs
Next Stop Paradise
Virgil Andriescu
Truica
Also in
Look Ahead with Anger
War in the Kitchen
Ion Pavlescu
Also in
An Unforgettable Summer
Amen.
Matei Alexandru
Butusina
Also in
Two Men for One Death
The Enchanted Grove
Leopoldina Bălănuță
Nela's mother
Also in
The Stone Wedding
Beyond the Bridge
Lucian Pintilie Director · Ion Băieșu Author Doru Mitran Cinematographer
Budget $3.7M · United States release October 1, 1992 · Produced in Romania, France
Box office
Budget
$3,700,000
Production
Parnasse Production
Production
Les Films du Scarabée
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
MK2 Productions
Production
Filmex Romania
Production
mk2 Films
Production
Romania · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Balanţa
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
France · September 16, 1992
Theatrical
Romania · October 1, 1992
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1992
Theatrical
Czechia
January 31, 1997 · Limited theatrical
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