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1982 · 106 min · ★ 8.1 · Drama

Professor Cristian conducts research on a citostatic. He is still dealing though with the unjust condemning he suffered in the 50s. Some of the people around him try to bring him down with same type of accusations.

Directed by Manole Marcus · Written by Augustin Buzura

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