A Girl's Tear

A Girl's Tear

1980 · 83 min · ★ 7.4 · Drama

When a young girl is found dead in a Transylvanian village, a police investigator and his assistant arrive to reconstruct the mysterious events leading to her demise. Through a series of interviews and filmed testimonies, they uncover a complex web of rural social tensions and moral failures rather than a simple accident.

Directed by Iosif Demian

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