The Uprising
– After years of deplorable conditions of poverty and injustice, peasants revolt against the landowner..
After years of deplorable conditions of poverty and injustice, peasants revolt against the landowners, the social elite, and police in this routine social drama. A peasant woman is raped by a lecherous wealthy lesbian, and chaos breaks out in the rural areas where the poor suffer the most from the oppressive social and economic conditions.
Language:
Romanian
Director:
Mircea Muresan
Writer:
Liviu Rebreanu (novel), Petre Salcudeanu
Main Actors:
Matei Alexandru, Ion Besoiu, Adriana Bogdan, Emil Botta
Plot:
A few important events from the Romanian peasant uprising of 1907.
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination.
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