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Jacob

Jacob

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Romanian

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

03 October 1988

Country

Romania

Cast

Dorel Vișan

Dorel Vișan

Iacob

Ion Besoiu

Ion Besoiu

Florin Zamfirescu

Florin Zamfirescu

Cecilia Bârbora

Cecilia Bârbora

Maria Seleș

Maria Seleș

Horea Nicolae Murgu

Horea Nicolae Murgu

Horea Nicolae Murgu

Horea Nicolae Murgu

Engineer

Felix Anton Rizea

Felix Anton Rizea

Policeman

Adrian Titieni

Adrian Titieni

Engineer

Mircea Daneliuc

Mircea Daneliuc

Constantin Dinulescu

Constantin Dinulescu

Dinu Apetrei

Dinu Apetrei

Livia Baba

Livia Baba

Constantin Cotimanis

Constantin Cotimanis

Ion Fiscuteanu

Ion Fiscuteanu

Valentin Uritescu

Valentin Uritescu

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