15 years ago, Luiza decided to make a fresh start in Spain. She left her 3-year-old daughter Cristina in the care of her relatives and took off. When she returns to Romania, the woman learns some shocking truths that were kept hidden from her: Cristina ran away from home, is a drug addict and has a 2-year-old girl who lives in an orphanage. Overwhelmed by guilt, Luiza attempts to save her daughter
Acting
Medeea Marinescu's guilt-ridden silence speaks paragraphs
Direction
Gulea lets scenes breathe until they choke you
Director
Stere Gulea
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Post-communist Romanian cinema loves its absent mothers and damaged children—see also 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
Adela Popescu was primarily a teen pop star before this; her casting as a wrecked addict was deliberate disruption of her image.
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