Tales from the Golden Age is composed of 5 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title of the film refers to the alluded "Golden Age" of the last 15 years of Ceausescu's regime.
Directed By
Cristian Mungiu, Hanno Höfer, Written By
Cristian MungiuStudio
Why Not Productions, Mobra FilmsCast of Tales from the Golden Age
Tania PopaCamelia
Diana CavalliotiCrina (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Radu IacobanBughi (segment "The Legend of the Air Sellers")
Vlad IvanovGrigore (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Liliana MocanuMarusia (segment "The Legend of the Chicken Driver")
Alexandru PotoceanThe Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Teodor CorbanThe Mayor (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Emanuel PârvuThe Party Inspector (segment "The Legend of the Official Visit")
Călin ChirilăThe Party Activist (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")
Romeo TudorThe Shepherd (segment "The Legend of the Party Activist")
Avram BirăuThe Photographer (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Paul DuncaThe Photographer's Assistant (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Viorel ComăniciThe Party Secretary (segment "The Legend of the Party Photographer")
Ion SapdaruPoliceman Alexa (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")
Virginia MireaPoliceman's Wife (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")
Eugenia BosânceanuSecond Housewife
Ingrid BisuViviana