
Overview
A description of Romania before Ceausescu's downfall, through the story of Nela. Daughter of a former colonel of the Securitate, the romanian political police. She refused to become like her sister, an agent of this Securitate, and lives with her father. After he died, she leaves Bucharest, and ends up in a little town, where she meets Mitica, a surgeon, another herself, laughing at everything.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the European Film Award for Best Actress (1993)
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Box office
Made on a $3.7M budget
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Setting
Set in Bucharest and Romania
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Doru Mitran
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lucian PintilieWriter
- Ion BăieșuNovel
- Original title
- Balanţa
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 16, 1992
- Original language
- Romanian
- Budget
- $3.7M
- Countries
- Romania, France







































