Maria (2003)
- Starring:
- Diana Dumbrava, Horatiu Malaele, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Calin Netzer
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Synopsis of Maria
Romanian filmmaker Peter Calin Netzer directs the bleak realist drama Maria, based on the true story of working-class Romanian woman Maria Tiranesi struggling to make the transition to a market economy. Played by theatrical stage actress Diana Dumbrava, Maria is a pregnant mother of six with an abusive alcoholic husband (Serban Ionescu). After he gets arrested and skips town, she is left alone with nowhere to go. Refusing an offer of a lot of money for her newborn child, Maria eventually turns to prostitution. After she tells her story to a local TV channel, the mayor gives her a job and an apartment as part of a publicity stunt. Maria won two Bronze Leopard awards at the 2003 Locarno International Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Maria
- Director(s):
- Peter Calin Netzer
- Writer(s):
- Peter Calin Netzer, Gordan Mihic
- Producer(s):
- Adrian Popovici, Pierre-Alain Meier, Karl Baumgartner
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