Gruber's Journey

Gruber's Journey

2009•1h 40m•8.0/10

Drama

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🎬TMDb

8.0/10(2)

During the German and Romanian invasion of Soviet Union in 1941, Italian writer Curzio Malaparte arrives in Iași to treat a severe allergy. Finding himself in a desperate situation, he tries to find a Jewish doctor, but soon discovers evidence of a devastating pogrom against the Jewish community. Seeking help in the midst of a city plunged in terror and confusion, Malaparte begins to uncover the horrors of an oppressive regime, in an atmosphere marked by indifference and hidden secrets.

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Új Budapest Filmstudió

Language

RO

Status

Released

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Cast

Florin Piersic Jr.

Florin Piersic Jr.

Curzio Malaparte

Marcel Iureș

Marcel Iureș

Doctor Gruber

Udo Schenk

Udo Schenk

Col. Freitag

Claudiu Bleonţ

Claudiu Bleonţ

Col. Niculescu-Coca

Alexandru Bindea

Alexandru Bindea

Guido Sartori

Răzvan Vasilescu

Răzvan Vasilescu

Stavarache

Andi Vasluianu

Andi Vasluianu

Mircea

Sandu Mihai Gruia

Sandu Mihai Gruia

Dr. Anghel

Ionut Grama

Ionut Grama

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