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Tales from the Golden Age
Tales from the Golden Age

Tales from the Golden Age

The final 15 years of the Ceausescu regime were the worst in Romania's history. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine of that time referred without fail to that period as “the golden age”...

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Composed of six unconventional vignettes, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, a narrative is told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$494486

Status

Released

Original Language

Romanian

Runtime

155 mins

Rating

6.926/10

Release Date

29 May 2009

Country

Romania

Cast

Tania Popa

Tania Popa

Camelia

Diana Cavallioti

Diana Cavallioti

Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")

Radu Iacoban

Radu Iacoban

Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")

Vlad Ivanov

Vlad Ivanov

Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")

Liliana Mocanu

Liliana Mocanu

Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")

Alexandru Potocean

Alexandru Potocean

The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Teodor Corban

Teodor Corban

The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Emanuel Pârvu

Emanuel Pârvu

The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")

Călin Chirilă

Călin Chirilă

The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")

Romeo Tudor

Romeo Tudor

The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")

Avram Birău

Avram Birău

The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Paul Dunca

Paul Dunca

The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Viorel Comănici

Viorel Comănici

The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")

Ion Sapdaru

Ion Sapdaru

Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")

Virginia Mirea

Virginia Mirea

Policeman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")

Eugenia Bosânceanu

Eugenia Bosânceanu

Second Housewife

Ingrid Bisu

Ingrid Bisu

Viviana

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