Trahir (1993)

Director:

Radu Mihaileanu

Writers:

Radu Mihaileanu, Laurent Moussard

Stars:

Johan Leysen, Alexandru Repan, Mireille Perrier

6 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johan Leysen	...	George Vlaicu
Alexandru Repan	...	The Inspector
Mireille Perrier	...	Laura Cocea
Razvan Vasilescu	...	Cristea
Maia Morgenstern	...	Woman in Prison
Radu Beligan	...	Vlad
Danielle Hugues	...	Lucia - The Empress
Olga Bucataru	...	Ana
Silviu Stanculescu	...	Alexandru
George Paunescu	...	Dumitru
Dan Condurache	...	Mihnea
Luminita Gheorghiu	...	Silvia
Laura Neagu	...	Secretary
Eusebiu Stefanescu	...	Militian
Ernest Maftei	...	Old Prisioner

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

port | romania | typist | anti communist | mother son relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

France Switzerland Spain Romania

Language:

French Romanian

Release Date:

24 November 1993 (France)

Also Known As:

Betrayal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cactus Film, Filmex, Parnasse Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Casta Diva"
Written by Bellini - La Norma
Performed by the Orchestra and Chorus of Academia Nationale di Santa Cecillia
Directed by Silvio Varviso

User Reviews

Very touching

I've just seen this film last weekend at a little alternative cinema. It sounded promising and surely was. I found the film very moving, because in a way the actions of the author might be seen by todays standards as "wrong", because he gives away information to the secret police, but on the other hand you can see how this is his only chance for survival. And even that is not really true, as a Communist system such as the one in Romania under Ceaucescu was so much more powerful than the will and struggle for survival of a single citizen. Go see this film if you want to get a glimpse into life in socialism if you weren't one of the conformists, but at least tried to live a life that was sticking to your own rules of integrity and doing-the-right-thing. Very good. Only let-down: why in French? And this was no dubbing. If it is about Romania and the actors are Romanian, why not let them speak their language?