The Punishment
Original title: Osânda
1976 · 1 h 52 min
Sergiu NicolaescuCast
Amza Pellea 
Ernest Maftei 
Gheorghe Dinica Ioana Pavelescu Sergiu Nicolaescu 
Emmerich Schäffer
Credits
Written by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Plot
In 1919 at the end of WW1 Romanian peasant Manolache Preda returns to his native village where he finds his woman taken by another and his land sold to the local landowner.
Sinekatalog’s take
A peasant returns after the First World War to find his woman taken and his land sold to a landowner. A stark, vengeful Romanian drama about injustice and the harsh countryside.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (811 votes)
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