Ryna (2005)

Director:

Ruxandra Zenide

Writers:

Marek Epstein (writer)
Ruxandra Zenide (writer)

Release Date:

24 November 2006 (Romania)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In a small community in the Danube Delta that wavers between old traditions and new material aspirations, a teenager, Ryna, pays a heavy price in a search of her own identity.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Doroteea Petre	...	Ryna
Valentin Popescu	...	Biri
Matthieu Rozé	...	George
Nicolae Praida	...	Bunicul
Aura Calarasu	...	La maman
Theodor Delciu	...	Le postier
George Custura	...	Le maire
Radu Romaniuc	...	Micu
Constantin Ghenescu	...	Le docteur Marcu
Dana Talos	...	Madame Marcu
George Robu	...	Le policier
Oxana Moravec	...	L'inspectrice
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josephine Schmidt	...	Ryna (voice: german version)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Switzerland | Romania

Language:

French | Romanian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Danube Delta, Romania

Company:

Elefant Films

Everything it what it seems

This movie transports us in the Delta of the Danube, within a small town located in Romania, where the river meets the sea. The Delta can be seen as a beginning as well as the end. As the end: Ryna is a teenager living in a small and poor town of the Danube's border - almost an island - where everybody hopes to reach the wealth of the "material" world which is getting everyday closer, without any real chance to get to it. As a beginning: the Delta has always been like that. Nothing can change it, except it's own cycles. When the storm arrives, the roots are coming back to life, ready to support a new beginning. Ryna has to find her own way, like many of the teenagers facing the brutal changes in some eastern countries. But more than the social background, the movie is focusing on Ryna's character, showing us this contrasted world through her teenager's eyes.