The Pale Light of Sorrow (1980)

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?

Cast (19)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

L

Liliana Tudor

Liana

G

Gheorghe Marin

Ionut

Violeta Andrei

Florenta

Florina Luican

Marita

S

Siegfried Sigmund

Nicolae Paramon

Emanoil Petruţ

Popa Petre

Andrei Finti

Calugarul Atanasie

M

Mária Bodor

Preoteasa

A

Alexandru Racoviceanu

Muran

G

Gerhard Kwanka

Hans

F

Florin Babau

A

Ana Stoica

I

Ioana Popescu

A

Alida Colceag

R

Ruxandra Macovescu

C

Coca Enescu

G

Gheorghe Novac

Savel Știopul

Geo Saizescu

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