Cast: Oana Pellea, Mircea Rusu, Dan Condurache, Razvan Vasilescu, Serban Celea, Luminita Gheorghiu, Mara Grigore, Cornel Scripcaru, Silviu Stanculescu
Script: Stere Gulea, Eugen Uricaru
Based on the idea of Lucian Pintilie
Photography: Vivi Dragan Vasile
Editing: Mircea Ciocaltei
Sound: Horea Murgu
Music: Doru Caplescu
Costumes: Svetlana Mihailescu
Sets: Mihnea Tautu
Produced by: Studio No 4 CINEROM
Co-produced by: The Cinematographic Creative Studio of the Ministery of Culture and FILMEX
Original title: Stare de fapt
Year: 1995
Country: Romania
Running time: 89`
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: 1989, 21st December. A young nurse wakes up in the middle of the night when a wounded teenager knocks on her door. Helped by her boyfriend, a doctor, she takes the teenager at the hospital where she works at and they give him the care that the wounded boy needs and they get him out of any danger. In the morning, the nurse discovers the teenager in the morgue, who died by a gunshot to the head. The Secret Police of the Communist State tries to shut her and the doctor’s mouths about the young boy’s death. The doctor yields but the nurse doesn’t. Their relationship falls apart and for the nurse the nightmare as an undesirable witness is just beginning.
Festival history
Awards
- SAN MARINO (1996) – Great Prize „Targa d`Oro” & „Cinema e Storia”
- GENEVA FILM FESTIVAL (1996) – Special Prize of the Jury for Actress Oana Pellea
- UCIN (1996) – Best Director, Best Image, Best Actress
- BATUMI, GEORGIA (1997) – Best Actress Oana Pellea
- PROVICTORIA (1997) – Best Script, Best Actress
