Year: 1988
Runtime: 117 mins
Language: Romanian
Jacob, a gold miner, risks his life each day to provide for his wife and four children. Under an oppressive monarchy backed by the military, miners receive meager wages and are driven to steal gold. Guards conduct strip searches and force workers to take laxatives while hunting for hidden gold; Jacob protests the cruel treatment of his laborers.
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