Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time

Movie Details:

Also known asMoromete Family 2
Morometii 2
Moromeții 2
Based onMoromeții (novel) by Marin Preda
Country Romania
Language Romanian
GenresDrama
Release dateNovember 16, 2018
Running time1hr 50min
StarringHoratiu Malaele, Iosif Pastina, Dana Dogaru, Razvan Vasilescu, Gheorghe Visu
Directed by Stere Gulea
Written byStere Gulea
Produced byOana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu
Cinematography by Vivi Dragan Vasile
Edited by Dana Bunescu, Alexandra Gulea
Music byVasile Sirli
Production Design byChristian Niculescu
Set Decoration byAndreea Popa
Costume Design byDana Paparuz
Production CompanyCentrul National al Cinematografiei (CNC)
HBO Romania
Libra Film Productions
TVR
Distributor Transilvania Film

Cast & Characters:

  • Horatiu Malaele as Ilie Moromete
  • Iosif Pastina as Niculae
  • Dana Dogaru as Catrina Moromete
  • Razvan Vasilescu as Cocosila
  • Gheorghe Visu as Matei Dimir
  • Oana Pellea as Fica
  • Andi Vasluianu as Vasile al Moasei
  • Ion Caramitru as Headmaster
  • Florin Zamfirescu as Tugurlan
  • George Mihaita as Aristide
  • Ioana Bugarin as Ileana
  • Paul Ipate as Paraschiv
  • Dorina Chiriac as Marioara Bâzdoveica
  • Toma Cuzin as Ouabei
  • Oana Mosneagu as Vera
  • Liviu Pintileasa
  • Alexandru Potocean as Priest
  • Marian Râlea as Cârcâdat
  • Florentina Tilea as Saftita

Storyline:

A sequel to Romanian cinema’s best-known family saga, The Moromete Family (1987), the film continues the tale of Ilie Moromete and his family, this time focusing on his youngest son, Niculae. The entire world order of the village, where the most important thing is to own land and live as a peasant, changes with the Communist regime and their collectivization. The years 1945 to 1946 find Ilie Moromete aging, but still healthy. There are tensions between him and his second wife Catrina and Ilie’s children from his first marriage. Niculae is the only one of the children who has gone to school. He’s finished three high school years and stopped before the final year, because of the lack of money. What he wants most in this world is to finish his studies. He becomes a journalist and novelist and writes about the changing times he’s seen.

About Movie:

Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time is a sequel to The Moromete Family (1987). It was released 32 years after the first Morometii film by the same director, Stere Gulea.

Budget & Box Office Collection:

Budget€1,500,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Collection$904,513
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