Maria

2003 1h 37m RO

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8.4

BANGER

★8.4TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Diana Dumbravă
Maria
Horațiu Mălăele
Milco
Şerban Ionescu
Ion
Luminița Gheorghiu
Maia
Rona Hartner
Nuti
Florin Călinescu
Supervisor
Florin Zamfirescu
Ahmed
Ana Ularu
Ioana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Călin Peter Netzer
Writers: Călin Peter Netzer, Gordan Mihić
Languages: Russian, French, Romanian, English
Countries: Germany, Romania, France

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, French, Romanian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Romania, France.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Diana Dumbravă and Horațiu Mălăele and Şerban Ionescu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0319821 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Călin Peter Netzer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Romania, France. Dialogue in Russian, French, Romanian, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, French, Romanian, English.
3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Romania, France.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Diana Dumbravă and Horațiu Mălăele and Şerban Ionescu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0319821 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.