Tragic Vacation

Tragic Vacation

1979 · 80 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

During the peasant uprising of 1888, Alecu Dumitru, a socialist, hides from police in the Nada Florilor island, next to a fishing village.

Directed by Constantin Vaeni · Written by Constantin Mitru

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