Early Rust

Early Rust

1980 · 88 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

Poor countryside girl Elza has been unsuccessfully looking for a job in Riga before she gets help from an acquantance. After that, fortune seems to turn and rich aged factory owner Ķikulis wants to marry Elza. Reluctant at first, she finally agrees but the marriage doesn't go smoothly.

Directed by Gunārs Cilinskis · Written by Lija Brīdaka

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