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The Punishment

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In 1919 at the end of WW1 Romanian peasant Manolache Preda returns to his native village where he finds his woman taken by another and his land sold to the local landowner.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1976-09-13

Runtime: 112 mins

Director: Sergiu Nicolaescu

Writer: Sergiu Nicolaescu

Spoken language: Română

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Punishment

Production Companies: România Film, Casa de Filme Cinci, Centrul de Producție Cinematografică București

Production Countries: Romania

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