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.
Ştefan Iordache
Tora Vasilescu
Petre Simionescu
Mitică Popescu
Tamara Crețulescu
Camelia Zorlescu
Constantin Drăgănescu
Rada Istrate
Victor Ionescu
Ion Fiscuteanu
Constantin Dinulescu
Mihaela Nestorescu
Rodica Moianu
Gheorghe Ghițulescu
Saul Taisler
Nicolae Albani
Paul Lavric