The Pale Light of Sorrow

Romania

Drama History War
140 min     5.8     1980     Romania

Overview

Summer 1913, in a village near Buzăul. Ionica, the schoolteacher's son, witnesses the hard life of the poor villagers. The war is coming and his landless neighbors have to work 16 hours a day at the oil wells for miserable wages. Is there hope for them?

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