A HIGHER LAW
synopsis
Ecaterina, a high school Religion teacher and wife of the town priest, gets involved with Iuliu, a 16-year-old student with a troubled past. Ecaterina tries to keep him under control, but she loses her own sense of control in this process.
| international title: | A Higher Law |
| original title: | Balaur |
| country: | Romania, Germany, Suriname |
| sales agent: | Voodoo Films |
| year: | 2022 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Octav Chelaru |
| film run: | 123' |
| screenplay: | Octav Chelaru |
| cast: | Malina Manovici, Alexandru Papadopol, Sergiu Smerea, Voicu Dumitras, Richard Bovnoczki, Ana Maria Moldovan, Oana Stefanescu, Marian Ralea, Gabriel Spahiu, Codrina Patru |
| cinematography by: | Barbu Bălășoiu |
| film editing: | Dragoș Apetri |
| art director: | Iulia Negoescu Fulicea |
| costumes designer: | Milica Kolaric |
| music: | Martin Kohlstedt |
| producer: | Radu Stancu |
| production: | deFilm, 42film GmbH, EED// Productions |



















