In competition, Cannes 1996
Directed by: Lucian Pintilie
Country: Romania, France
Year: 1996
Length: 106 minutes
Genre: drama
Young trainee prosecutor Dumitru Costa is entrusted to investigate the suspicious death of a Jiu Valley coal miner in 1990s Romania. The man’s demise was an accident or was he murdered? Soon after arriving in the Valley, Costa will fall in love with Alina, a local engineer who helps him in his investigation.
Directed by: Lucian Pintilie
Screenplay: Lucian Pintilie, Răzvan Popescu
Cinematography: Călin Gibu
Montage: Victoriţa Nae
Sound: Andrei Papp
Production Design: Călin Papură
Răzvan Vasilescu
Cecilia Bârbora
Victor Rebengiuc
Original language: Romanian
Subtitles: English