Gheorghe Marin

The Pale Light of Sorrow

This film is about a functional alcoholic, who works as a lathe operator in a factory and is mentoring a young man.

A local Romanian chieftain in 16th century Transylvania discovers a great treasure of Decebalus. He decides to send it for safekeeping in Moldavia, but he has to evade the Transylvanian prince and the king of Hungary, who get wind of it and want it for themselves.