Beyond the Hills (Criterion Collection)

Having grown up together in a Romanian orphanage, Alina (Cristina Flutur) and Voichita (Cosmina Stratan) became best friends--and ultimately lovers--until Alina fled to Germany. Five years later, a lonely Alina came back to persuade Voichita to return with her. The complication, however, is that Voichita is now a novitiate nun...and Alina’s desperate bid to make her leave the calling precipitates an ultimately disastrous compromise. Valeriu Andriutã also stars. 152 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Romanian Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English; making-of documentary; featurettes; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer. In Romanian with English subtitles. Two-disc set.