Alexandru TatosCast
Ion Cojar 
Mircea Diaconu 
Emilia Dobrin Carmen Galin Ernest Maftei Mitica Popescu
Credits
Written by: 
Ion Baiesu
Cinematography: Florin Mihailescu
Music: Cornel Taranu
Plot
In a Romanian village in the 1970s, a young engineer and a factory director face bureaucracy and each other, in a comedy-drama about work and love in the Communist era.
Sinekatalog’s take
A sharp, ironic Romanian film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (339 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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