The Oak (restored version)

Section: Proiecţii speciale
Director: Lucian Pintilie
Duration: 1h 45m
Country: Romania

1988. After her father dies, Nela, a young teacher, arrives in the provincial town where she has been assigned a teaching position. She meets Mitică, a doctor at the local hospital, who, like herself, refuses to bow to compromises and is ready to defy the communist society's expectations. One of the most celebrated Romanian films of the 1990s, screened at TIFF in a 4K digitally restored version!