Ryna

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Ryna

2005

1h 34m

Drama

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A teenager finding her identity pays a heavy price.

Deborah Young

Variety

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.

Aug 25, 2006

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 25, 2006

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Boyd van Hoeij

european-films.net

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.

Aug 25, 2006

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

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.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 30, 2006

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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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Umm pouco triste, mas muito bom filme!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Not as rich and compelling as some of the other outputs from Romania in recent years, but heartbreaking, balanced, and honest.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

I was hoping for something raw and haunting like Argentina's XXY. Instead, this sexual identity crisis entry from Romania was kind of boring.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Ruxandra Zenide

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Dorotheea Petre

Ryna

Valentin Popescu

Biri

Matthieu Rozé

George

Marek Epstein

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Ruxandra Zenide

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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