Beyond the Sands

Beyond the Sands

1974 · 98 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

Bad luck and bad judgment follow two generations of men in this Rumanian tragedy, set in the World War II era. Ion (Dan Nutu) seeks to find out why many years ago his father was falsely accused of being a communist, an accusation which led to his execution. He discovers that his father's mistress, now married to a wealthy man, made the accusation for money, as she was deathly afraid of poverty. Ion's own girlfriend seems to be similarly concerned about issues of livelihood, and abandons him for a richer suitor. Frustrated and angry, he burns down these couple's houses and takes up with some anti-communist arms smugglers.

Directed by Radu Gabrea · Written by Fănuș Neagu

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Dan Nuțu Niculai / Ion Mohreanu
George Constantin Nae Caramet
Mircea Albulescu Che Andrei
Emil Botta Printul Ipsilanti
Gina Patrichi Vetina
Violeta Andrei Bișcă
Vasile Nițulescu Pavel Berechet
Gheorghe Dinică maiorul Ionescu
Ernest Maftei Titi Șorici
Constantin Rauțchi Petrea Duna
Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila Gheorghe Jinga
Ileana Buhaci-Gurgulescu

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