Summary The film is an adaptation of a novel by Marin Preda, a controversial novelist who died during the Communist rule soon after the book was published. It tells the story of an intellectual, professor of philosophy whose life is crushed after he is imprisoned on false accusations at the end of the Stalinist era. Basically the first part of the film tells the story of his fight for survival in prison, the second describes his tentative to regain his life after being released. His release is actually only apparent, Romania of the 60s asks from him different types of compromises and crimes, but yet his fight for survival is as tough morally as in prison. View more details
Directed : Serban Marinescu
Written : Marin Preda Serban Marinescu
Stars : Gheorghe Dinica Dorel Visan Maia Morgenstern Stefan Iordache
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 1993
Countries of origin : Romania
Language : Romanian
Filming locations : Bucharest, Romania
Production companies : Expres
Summary The film is an adaptation of a novel by Marin Preda, a controversial novelist who died during the Communist rule soon after the book was published. It tells the story of an intellectual, professor of philosophy whose life is crushed after he is imprisoned on false accusations at the end of the Stalinist era. Basically the first part of the film tells the story of his fight for survival in prison, the second describes his tentative to regain his life after being released. His release is actually only apparent, Romania of the 60s asks from him different types of compromises and crimes, but yet his fight for survival is as tough morally as in prison. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 1993
Countries of origin : Romania
Language : Romanian
Filming locations : Bucharest, Romania
Production companies : Expres
