In 1930s Romania, a desperate gambler exploits an elderly man for casino luck, an act that triggers his own severe psychological undoing. Consumed by madness, he transfers his obsession to a painting that resembles his mother and forces his girlfriend to physically mimic the portrait, driving her to a suicide attempt. As she is committed to a sanatorium, his deranged mind completely detaches from reality against the backdrop of a decaying, pre-war fascist society.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ştefan IordacheIon Teodorescu | Ion Teodorescu |
 Tora VasilescuNina | Nina |
| PPetre SimionescuIorgu Ordeanu | Iorgu Ordeanu |
 Mitică PopescuNot listed | Not listed |
 Tamara CrețulescuNot listed | Not listed |
 Camelia ZorlescuNot listed | Not listed |
 Constantin DrăgănescuNot listed | Not listed |
 Rada IstrateMaria | Maria |
| VVictor IonescuNot listed | Not listed |
 Ion FiscuteanuAlexandru Agiu | Alexandru Agiu |
 Constantin DinulescuNot listed | Not listed |
| MMihaela NestorescuNot listed | Not listed |
| RRodica MoianuNot listed | Not listed |
| GGheorghe GhițulescuNot listed | Not listed |
| SSaul TaislerNot listed | Not listed |
| NNicolae AlbaniNot listed | Not listed |
 Paul LavricNot listed | Not listed |