In 1930s Romania, a desperate gambler exploits an elderly man for casino luck, an act that triggers his own severe psychological undoing. Consumed by madness, he transfers his obsession to a painting that resembles his mother and forces his girlfriend to physically mimic the portrait, driving her to a suicide attempt. As she is committed to a sanatorium, his deranged mind completely detaches from reality against the backdrop of a decaying, pre-war fascist society.

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Cast

Ştefan Iordache

Ion Teodorescu

Tora Vasilescu

Nina

Mitică Popescu

Tamara Crețulescu

Camelia Zorlescu

Constantin Drăgănescu

Rada Istrate

Maria

Ion Fiscuteanu

Alexandru Agiu

Constantin Dinulescu

Paul Lavric