A divorced mom's beach romance in communist Romania? The state probably had notes.
When you're a newly divorced woman with two older children, it is very difficult to "rebuild your life". By chance, Monica meets someone new, but will she be able to seize this new oportunity for happiness?
Acting
Pogonat's restrained longing speaks volumes in a censored era.
Direction
Bratu frames the Black Sea as both escape and prison.
Director
Lucian Bratu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Ceaușescu's 'liberalization' period, the film barely passed censors who found Monica 'too independent.' The seaside setting was practically mandatory for Romanian romances — it was the only place citizens could legally feel free.
Pogonat based her performance on women she observed in divorce courts, where judges routinely asked working mothers 'who will care for the children?' as if that weren't the point. The film was banned for three years after initial release.
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