The Pale Light of Sorrow

Name: The Pale Light of Sorrow
Director: Iulian Mihu
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1980-10-10
Duration: 2 h 21 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Liliana Tudor, Gheorghe Marin, Violeta Andrei, Florina Luican, Siegfried Sigmund

1980

2h 21m

Drama History War

Director: Iulian Mihu

Writer: George Macovescu

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?