When a child steals candles from the cemetery, in order to provide some light means for his family sheltered into a damp basement of a block of flats, this circumstance can say a lot about the sufferance imposed by transition period of time in Romania. This child is one of the seven that Maria has got. She is a 33 years old ordinary woman, whose husband (Ion) is unemployed and has become a drunkard and violently acting, maybe because of his despairing and lack of prospective.
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Diana Dumbravă
Maria
Known for
Shadows
Beowulf
Horațiu Mălăele
Milco
Also in
Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time
Poker
Şerban Ionescu
Ion
Also in
Ion: The Lust for the Land, the Lust for Love
Proud Heritage
Luminița Gheorghiu
Maia
Known for
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Rona Hartner
Nuti
Known for
The Crazy Stranger
Time of the Wolf
Florin Călinescu
Supervisor
Known for
Philanthropy
Florin Zamfirescu
Ahmed
Known for
Child's Pose
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
Ana Ularu
Ioana
Known for
Inferno
Emerald City
Călin Peter Netzer Director · Gordan Mihić Writer
First release November 21, 2003 · Produced in Germany, Romania, France · Languages English, French, Romanian, Russian
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Artis Film
Production
Germany · Romania · France
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Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
English · French · Romanian · Russian
Release dates
Romania · November 21, 2003
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 30, 2005 · Theatrical
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