Released Date:
2006-11-24
Languages:
French, Romanian
Countries:
Switzerland, Romania
Runtime:
94 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (385 Reviews)
Director:
Ruxandra ZenideGenres:
DramaMarek Epstein
Andreea Valean (dialogue adaptation)
Ruxandra Zenide
16 year old Ryna is the daughter of a poor Romanian who runs a gas station in a small community in the Danube delta. Ryna has been brought up like a boy because her father had longed for a son. The film is about strong family ties, about gender identity, and about a despotic father slowly losing his grip. But, it is also about poverty, social suppression and the abuse of power. Ryna shows the awakening of a young girl's soul and the pain that goes with it. Caught between traditional values and materialistic dreams, in the end Ryna pays a heavy price in order to assert her own identity.
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