Ryna (2005)
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Dorotheea Petre, Valentin Popescu, Matthieu Rozé, Nicolae Praida
A sixteen-year-old in rural Romania struggles to escape the restrictive life her father has imposed on her.
The story
Set in Romania’s Dobruja region, the film follows sixteen-year-old Ryna, who works at her father’s car repair shop while suffering from an incurable illness. Her father uses the illness as a pretext to make her dress as a boy and suppress behavior he considers typical of girls her age. Increasingly determined to escape the restrictive life he has imposed, Ryna seeks a way out as her father pursues renewal of his license to run the shop.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is set in Romania’s Dobruja region. Sixteen-year-old Ryna works at her father’s car repair shop and suffers from an incurable illness. Her father uses the illness as an excuse to force Ryna to dress like a boy and suppresses in his own daughter behavior typical of girls her age. More and more, Ryna’s life is taken up with attempts to escape the “straitjacket” her father has imposed on her. Seeking to renew his license to run the repair shop, Ryna’s father decides to sacrifice her for his cause. Ryna is raped by the town’s mayor, and Biri obtains the coveted license.
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