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The Great Vacation

1988 · 90 min

A quiet, emotionally charged drama about family obligations and the strain of divided loyalties, unfolding with patient realism.

Directed by: Andrei Blaier
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marcel Iureș, Victor Odilo Cimbru, Tamara Crețulescu

Overview: Neagu's father appears unexpectedly as he and his family prepare to leave for vacation. He is having an argument with his wife, so his father, feeling unwelcome, leaves. split between his family and his father, he tries to make the best of it.

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Directed by: Andrei Blaier
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marcel Iureș, Victor Odilo Cimbru, Tamara Crețulescu

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
parenthood
guilt
identity
Places: home
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Andrei Blaier
Written by: Andrei Blaier
Starring: Marcel Iureș, Victor Odilo Cimbru, Tamara Crețulescu, Virgil Andriescu, Dorina Lazăr, Dan Puric, Medeea Marinescu, Răzvan Vasilescu
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Romania
Languages: Romanian

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