The Pale Light of Sorrow

1980 · 141 min · Drama, History, War

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?

Director: Iulian Mihu
Writer: George Macovescu
Released: October 10, 1980
Language: Romanian

Cast

Liliana Tudor
Liana
Gheorghe Marin
Ionut
Violeta Andrei
Florenta
Florina Luican
Marita
Siegfried Sigmund
Nicolae Paramon
Emanoil Petruţ
Popa Petre
Andrei Finti
Calugarul Atanasie
Mária Bodor
Preoteasa
Alexandru Racoviceanu
Muran
Gerhard Kwanka
Hans
Florin Babau
Ana Stoica

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