Look Ahead with Anger
Genres
Overview
After the revolution of December 1989, Romania is in full transition. Incertainty and chaos have followed Ceausescu's downfall. Fane, a worker in a wharf on the river Danube, is a former dissident who was in involved in politically motivated uprisings. Now that he has achieved what he has fought for, he is unemployed and everything around him seems to fall to pieces. His whole family falls victim to the changes of the early 90s. His daughter prostitutes herself, his elder son ends up in prison and his younger son becomes a thief.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
81 min
Release Date
1993-04-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5.7
Virgil Andriescu
Rotaru
Gheorghe Dinică
Dimos
Luminița Gheorghiu
Lucretia
Ion Haiduc
Pasca
Cristian Iacob
Viorel
Remus Mărgineanu
Stefan Ciugudean
Petre Nicolae
Shipyard Head Ifrim
Carmen Trocan
Maths Teacher
Simona Ciobanu
Vali
Ștefan Sileanu
Stavros
Laurentiu Albu
Nelu
Valentin Teodosiu
Security Officer
Ion Anghel
Shipyard Worker Gurita
Valeriu Arnăutu
Colonel Rozorea
Alexandru Bindea
Former Security Guard
Mirela Bucur
Dumitru Chesa
Constantin Duțu
Tudorel Filimon
Gypsy Driver
Lucia Maier
Lucia Mureșan
Shipyard Personnel Manager
George Negoescu
Old Guard
Boris Petroff
Bartender at the Tavern of Dimos
Gheorghe Șimonca
Son of a Policeman
Aristide Teică
Assistant of Dimos
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