The Sleep of the Island (Romanian: Somnul Insulei) is a 1994 Romanian film directed by Mircea Veroiu, written by Bujor Nedelcovici based on Nedelcovici's novel The Second Messenger.
Plot
The topic of the film points out the condition of an intellectual in time of totalitarian dictatorship, which subjugated an island from where you can not run. The only alternative is collaborating with power and internment in a rehabilitation institute. A famous writer returns to his homeland to try to confront the terror of an oppressive regime, but he ends up being himself corrupted-thanks to the aberrant system.
Cast
Ovidiu Iuliu Moldovan - Daniel Raynal
Marcel Iureș - Jean Elby
Ștefan Sileanu - The island governor
Elena Albu - Micheline Rolebon
Dan Condurache - poet Victor Labri
Mircea Albulescu - Professor Fontaine
Natașa Raab - Hélène
Costel Constantin - president of the Ideological College
Vlad Rădescu - archaeologist Marcel
Corina Dănilă - Christine
Rodica Mandache - Veronica, Victor's wife
Ion Chelaru - Vanghelie
Production
The film was produced by Solaris-Film, in co-production with Star-Film, Cinerom R.A. and the Bucharest's Cinematographic Studio S.A., the film being shot at Buftea. It have been used frames from the films Sezonul Pescarusilor (1985) and Detașamentul Concordia (1980).
Awards
The film obtained Jury's special prize ("Silver Makhila") at the Latin World Festival of Cinematography from Arachon - France 1995.