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Ryna

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A teenager finding her identity pays a heavy price.

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Deborah Young Variety 08/25/2006
Much of the pic's strength is in leaning on the frail shoulders of newcomer Dorotheea Petre, who is insightful and refreshingly contemporary as a boy-girl-woman searching for her identity. Go to Full Review
Bill Stamets Chicago Sun-Times 08/25/2006
2.5/4
Zenide showcases Petre in a role of few words and much feeling. It's an auspicious debut in a sensitive drama, despite its less than original contours. Go to Full Review
Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net 08/25/2006
The first approach to the main character is a piece of virtuoso filmmaking (...) but the film does not maintain this wedding of thematic coherence and enigmatic visual style, its narrative soon revealing itself to be predictable and bland. Go to Full Review
Jules Brenner Cinema Signals 07/30/2006
4.5/5
As I already said, I couldn't take my eyes off of her. And, I couldn't care about all the forces affecting her destiny more. Go to Full Review
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02/23/2016 An interesting debut by a new talent to watch. It's set at the end of the world in the Danube Delta and the cinematography is lovely. The performances and direction are first rate, too. It's a raw, personal film about finding yourself and your place in the world. A beautiful first film. See more 05/22/2010 Umm pouco triste, mas muito bom filme! See more 12/04/2008 Not as rich and compelling as some of the other outputs from Romania in recent years, but heartbreaking, balanced, and honest. See more 10/31/2008 The plot transitions were a bit choppy, and there were too many unlikeable male characters. An excellent snapshot of the lives of desperate people in a small village, though See more 08/03/2008 I disagree with the Flixster synopsis. She did not pay the price for her femininity just because she was dressed as a young woman. There were all sorts of events leading up to the ending. You understand why she did the things she did, are saddened by her circumstance, and proud of her will. See more 08/03/2008 I was hoping for something raw and haunting like Argentina's XXY. Instead, this sexual identity crisis entry from Romania was kind of boring. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenager finding her identity pays a heavy price.
Director
Ruxandra Zenide
Screenwriter
Marek Epstein, Ruxandra Zenide
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 34m