''Too Late'' ( ro, Prea târziu) is a 1996 Romanian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Lucian Pintilie Lucian Pintilie (; 9 November 1933 – 16 May 2018Lucian Pi ...

. It was entered into the

1996 Cannes Film Festival The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996 in film, 1996. The Palme d'Or went to ''Secrets & Lies (film), Secrets & Lies'' by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with ''Ridicule (film), Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and cl ...

. Dumitru Costa, a young trainee prosecutor is entrusted with the investigation about the suspicious death of a

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coal miner Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

in 1990s

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. Accident or murder? Costa is being helped during this investigation by Alina, a good-looking young

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engineer; it is

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between them both. Two other miners are killed in a long closed down gallery. The investigation relentlessly led by Costa soon begins to bother the local authorities. The mine management dread unrest among the miners who lives under the threat of the closing down of mining development. The officials strive to hush the matter up. Costa and Alina receive threats over the phone.

Cast

* Cecilia Bârbora as Alina Ungureanu *

Răzvan Vasilescu Răzvan Vasilescu (; born 14 August 1954) is a Romanian actor. He has appeared in 40 films and television shows since 1979. He starred in ''The Oak'', which was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography ...

as Costa (the prosecutor) * Ion Bechet * Florin Calinescu as Maireanu * Andreea Banciu as Gilda * Sorin Cristea as Psychiatrist *

Ion Fiscuteanu Ioan Fiscuteanu (; 19 November 1937 – 8 December 2007) was a Romanian theater and film actor. He last worked at the in Târgu Mureș. Fiscuteanu was born in Sânmihaiu de Câmpie, Bistrița-Năsăud County. He graduated from the I.L. C ...

as Oana * Mihai Gruia Sandu as (as Mihai Sandu) * Lucian Iancu *

Victor Rebengiuc Victor Rebengiuc (; known in full as Victor-George Rebengiuc; born 10 February 1933) is a Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more th ...

as Elephant Foot * Mircea Rusu as Munteanu * Razvan Vasilescu as Dumitri Costa * Dorel Visan as The prefect * Luminiţa Gheorghiu

References

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* 1996 films 1996 drama films Romanian drama films 1990s Romanian-language films Films directed by Lucian Pintilie Films produced by Marin Karmitz {{Romania-film-stub