Silent Wedding

Silent Wedding

2008 · 87 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Drama, History

In a small village of Communist-era Romania a young couple wish to marry, but Joseph Stalin dies the night prior to their wedding ceremony forcing the bride and groom to marry in silence.

Directed by Horațiu Mălăele · Written by Adrian Lustig

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