A Higher Law
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Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.
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Cast
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Mălina Manovici
Ecaterina Ivanovici
Also in
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Graduation
Sergiu Smerea
Iuliu Rosu
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Love in the Countryside
The Action Pack
Alexandru Papadopol
Father Dragos Ivanovici
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Toni Erdmann
Two Lottery Tickets
Voicu Dumitraș
Florin Ivanovici
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Hackerville
Libertate
Richard Bovnoczki
Felix Serghiescu
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Three Kilometres to the End of the World
Humanitarian Aid
Ana Maria Moldovan
Zoe
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The Very Last Morning
The Sentries
Oana Ștefănescu
The Mother-in-law
Also in
Talisman
Frankenstein Reborn!
Marian Râlea
The Father-in-law
Known for
The New Year That Never Came
Gabriel Spahiu
The Headmaster
Known for
War Dogs
High Tension
Codrina Patru
The Smoking Lady
No other roles listed
Ilinca Harnut
The Suspicious Lady
Known for
The Devil Inside
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
Tiberiu Enache
The Groom
Also in
O noapte de neuitat
Octav Chelaru Director · Dragoș Apetri Editor
First release November 4, 2021 · Produced in Germany, Romania, Serbia · Production EED//Productions, 42film
Production
deFilm
Production
EED//Productions
Production
42film
Production
Germany · Romania · Serbia
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Languages
Original title
Balaur
Original language
Romanian
Spoken on screen
Romanian
Release dates
Greece · November 4, 2021
Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 20, 2023 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
November 23, 2023 · Theatrical
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