6.9 on the Richter Scale

6.9 on the Richter Scale

Movie classified in category I of seismic risk.

2016 · 116 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Music

A humble Romanian actor in his 40's, hardly surviving between a complicated part in a musical, a depressed wife, and the obsession of an imminent, devastating earthquake, becomes the victim of his manipulative father.

Directed by Nae Caranfil · Written by Nae Caranfil

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