Somnul insulei

Somnul insulei

1994 · 102 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

The topic of the film points out the condition of an intellectual in time of totalitarian dictatorship, which subjugated an island from where you can not run. The only alternative is collaborating with power and internment in a rehabilitation institute. A famous writer returns to his homeland to try to confront the terror of an oppressive regime, but he ends up being himself corrupted-thanks to the aberrant system.

Directed by Mircea Veroiu · Written by Bujor Nedelcovici

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Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan Danyel Raynal
Marcel Iureș Jean Elby
Ștefan Sileanu Guvernatorul insulei
Elena Albu Micheline Rolebon
Dan Condurache Victor Labri
Mircea Albulescu Profesorul Fontaine
Natașa Raab Hélène
Costel Constantin Președintele Colegiului Ideologic
Vlad Rădescu Marcel
Corina Dănilă Christine
Rodica Mandache Veronica
Ion Chelaru Vanghelie

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