The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried

2000 · 96 min · ★ 6.1 · Romance, Drama, Music, War

A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.

Directed by Sally Potter · Written by Sally Potter

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