A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon

1983 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance, History

A biopic of the mathematician Sonia Kovalevsky.

Directed by Lennart Hjulström · Written by Agneta Pleijel

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