560 minutes of Moldovan village life. Yes, really. No, you won't check your phone.
Panoramic life of a Moldovan village in the second half of the twentieth century.
Direction
Pascaru's patient, unblinking gaze never flinches from hardship.
Production
Authentic period detail across five decades of Moldovan history.
Director
Vasile Pascaru
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Moldova's final Soviet years, capturing a national identity in deliberate, anxious transition.
Local villagers played themselves; several died before the 1991 premiere, becoming ghosts within their own memorial.
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