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?

Released Oct. 10, 1980 140 min None+

Genres: Drama, History, War

Keywords: imdb.murder-of-a-boy, imdb.death-of-a-boy, imdb.world-war-one, imdb.witness, imdb.village, imdb.tragic-event, imdb.rural-setting + 10 more, imdb.romania, imdb.poverty, imdb.politics, imdb.peasant, imdb.oil-drilling, imdb.hiding, imdb.german-occupation, imdb.buzau-romania, imdb.boy, imdb.1910s