Top Cast
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Ioana Pavelescu
Doina
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Gina Patrichi
Delia
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Dan Nuțu
Adrian
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Irina Loghin
Wedding Singer
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Benone Sinulescu
Wedding Singer
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Rodica Dianu
Wedding Guest
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Regine Heintze
Grete
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Brândușa Marioțeanu
Nelly
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Emilia Dobrin
Amalia
Overview
In the communist Romania of Nicolae Ceausescu, a young Romanian woman marries a German citizen just to leave the country.
Rating
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