Beyond the Bridge

Beyond the Bridge

1975 · 100 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

Mara, a hard-working widow, brings up her two children in a developing industrial Transylvanian town.

Directed by Mircea Veroiu · Written by Mircea Veroiu

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