Tales from the Golden Age
The final 15 years of the Ceausescu regime were the worst in Romania's history. Nonetheless, the propaganda machine of that time referred without fail to that period as “the golden age”...
2009 • NR • 2h 35m
6.9/10
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Overview
Composed of 6 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Roman Composed of 6 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, a narrative is told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceauşescu's regime.
6.9/10
(69 users) Cast / Crew 
Tania Popa Camelia 
Diana Cavallioti Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers") 
Radu Iacoban Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers") 
Vlad Ivanov Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver") 
Liliana Mocanu Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver") 
Alexandru Potocean The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") 
Teodor Corban The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") 
Emanuel Pârvu The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") 
Călin Chirilă The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist") Romeo Tudor The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist") Avram Birău The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") 
Paul Dunca The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") 
Viorel Comănici The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") 
Ion Sapdaru Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman") 
Virginia Mirea Policeman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman") Hanno Höfer Director 
Cristian Mungiu Writer Cristian Mungiu Director Hanno Höfer Music Constantin Popescu Jr. Director 
Ioana Uricaru Director 
Oleg Mutu Producer Răzvan Marculescu Director Cristian Mungiu Producer
Tania Popa Camelia Diana Cavallioti Crina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers") Radu Iacoban Bughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers") Vlad Ivanov Grigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver") Liliana Mocanu Marusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver") Alexandru Potocean The Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") Teodor Corban The Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") Emanuel Pârvu The Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit") Călin Chirilă The Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist") Romeo Tudor The Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist") Avram Birău The Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") Paul Dunca The Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") Viorel Comănici The Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer") Ion Sapdaru Policeman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman") Virginia Mirea Policeman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman") Hanno Höfer Director Cristian Mungiu Writer Cristian Mungiu Director Hanno Höfer Music Constantin Popescu Jr. Director Ioana Uricaru Director Oleg Mutu Producer Răzvan Marculescu Director Cristian Mungiu Producer 
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