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Sanda

1990 · 86 min

A quiet, grey-toned portrait of a woman worn down by duty, watched with patient sympathy rather than melodrama.

Directed by
Nicu Gheorghe, Cristiana Nicolae
Genres
Drama, Romance, Family
Starring
Florentina Mocanu, Marian Rîlea, Emilia Popescu
Overview
Sanda spends all her time working in a plastic factory, raising her two small children and catering to an indifferent husband, leaving little room for herself. A chance encounter with another man may offer her an escape from her daily chores.

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Directed by
Nicu Gheorghe, Cristiana Nicolae
Genres
Drama, Romance, Family
Starring
Florentina Mocanu, Marian Rîlea, Emilia Popescu
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • gender
  • work
  • family
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, family
Directed by
Nicu Gheorghe, Cristiana Nicolae
Written by
Cristiana Nicolae
Starring
Florentina Mocanu, Marian Rîlea, Emilia Popescu, Iarina Demian, Ana Ciontea, Julieta Strâmbeanu, Andrei Zaharescu, Livia Gingulescu
Runtime
86 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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