The Distance Between Me and Me
Poet, musician, intellectual, and committed communist Nina Cassian wrestled for decades with the central contradiction of her life: how to reconcile her artistic ideals with the strict censorship imposed by Romania’s Communist Party — a tension that put her at odds with the totalitarian Ceaușescu regime and eventually led to her exile. Interweaving archival footage with firsthand interviews, this thought-provoking documentary illuminates the complex relationships between art, politics, and personal truths.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
7 people
Dana Bunescu Director · Mona Nicoara Director
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $550K · United States release November 28, 2018
Box office
Budget
$550,000
Worldwide gross
$1,395,871
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Hi Film Productions
Production
Romania · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Distanța dintre mine și mine
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
English · Romanian
Release dates
United States · November 28, 2018
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Romania · March 8, 2019
Theatrical
Italy
January 21, 2019 · Trieste Film Festival
If you liked The Distance Between Me and Me
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.