

Gruber's Journey
2009-04-24 · 100 min · ★ 8.0
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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- Directors
- Radu Gabrea
- Production companies
- Új Budapest Filmstudió
- Countries
- Hungary, Romania
- Status
- Released
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Florin Piersic Jr.Curzio Malaparte
Marcel IureșDoctor Gruber
Udo SchenkCol. Freitag
Claudiu BleonţCol. Niculescu-Coca
Răzvan VasilescuStavarache
Andi VasluianuMircea
Alexandru BindeaGuido Sartori
Sandu Mihai GruiaDr. Anghel
Ionut GramaConsulate Driver
Sorin CocișCaptain Vladescu
Costel CașcavalLieutenant #1
Marian AdochiteiLietuenant #2
Vlad RădescuColonel Lupu
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