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The Kid

1962 · 105 min

A gentle, sad-eyed story about a sick child and a mother's impossible choice, told with quiet sincerity and everyday realism.

Directed by
Elisabeta Bostan
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
George Bejan, Corina Constantinescu, Tatiana Iekel
Overview
A kid discovers he has heart disease, his mother was trying to keep that from him. He is depressed that he cannot play with the other children. For his mother there is a dilema: not to take any risks and have his boy lead an isolated life, or go with the risky heart surgery.

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Directed by
Elisabeta Bostan
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
George Bejan, Corina Constantinescu, Tatiana Iekel
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • family
  • healing
  • fate
Places
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Elisabeta Bostan
Written by
Ecaterina Farkaș, Eva Sîrbu
Starring
George Bejan, Corina Constantinescu, Tatiana Iekel, Constantin Codrescu, Gheorghe Măruță, Sandu Sticlaru, Eugenia Eftimie, Mircea Constantinescu
Cinematography
Jean-Pierre Lazar
Runtime
105 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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