The Ditch
2012, Romanian. Directed by Adrian Silișteanu.
On a hot summer day, Vasile, a 50-something year old peasant, refuses to accompany his wife Lucretia to a religious ceremony arguing he has to finish the ditch in front of their house to avoid paying a fine. Scared by the hard work ahead of him, he tries to find somebody to help him. Petre, a Gypsy young man seems to be the right person. After changing a few words with him, Vasile notices that Petre is upset because none of the villagers wants to be the Godfather for his kid. Vasile decides to baptize the child himself asking Petre in exchange to help him finish the ditch. In the evening, Lucretia learns about Vasile's decision and a new ordinary domestic fight starts between them.
- Runtime
- 0h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Romanian
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- Released
- 23 August 2012
- Original title
- Șanțul
- Country
- Romania
- Written by
- Claudia Silisteanu
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The Ditch runs 19 minutes (0h 19m).
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The Ditch isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 August 2012. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ditch?
If you liked The Ditch, try Lady Windermere's Fan, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, The Odd Life of Timothy Green.
Who directed The Ditch?
The Ditch (2012) was directed by Adrian Silișteanu and stars Adrian Titieni, Sergiu Costache, Gabriela Popescu.