1 Movie Starring Valentin Popescu

Ryna

Ryna

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-11-24

Languages:

French, Romanian

Countries:

Switzerland, Romania

Runtime:

94 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (385 Reviews)

Director:

Ruxandra Zenide

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Marek Epstein

Andreea Valean (dialogue adaptation)

Ruxandra Zenide

Fullplot:

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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