07 Nov 1997
Bandyta
Shipped off to a Romanian orphanage to finish his sentence, a British criminal finds romance but also discovers corruption inside the facility.
Jacob
Jacob (Dorel Visan) is a gold miner who risks his life daily to support his wife, mother-in-law, and four children in this socio-political drama. Under the rule of an oppressive monarchy backed by military force, the miners often resort to stealing gold to compensate for their meager wages. Workers are subjected to strip searches and are forced to take laxatives by the often brutal guards and inspectors as they look for stolen gold, and Jacob raises his vocal objections over the treatment of his fellow workers.
Top Billed Cast
Dorel Vișan Iacob
Ion Besoiu 
Florin Zamfirescu 
Cecilia Bârbora 
Maria Seleș Horea Nicolae Murgu Horea Nicolae Murgu Engineer
Felix Anton Rizea Policeman
Adrian Titieni Engineer
Constantin Dinulescu Dinu Apetrei Livia Baba 
Constantin Cotimanis 
Ion Fiscuteanu 
Valentin Uritescu
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