Drama
The film is a psychological drama developing on the highlands of the Carpathian Mountains. Two helpless old men, brothers, desperately trying to keep up competition with each other in order to prolong their lives. Even though their bodies are decaying and both are sick the one still wants to outlive the other ... But one day a woman enters their remote dwelling...
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IMDB 4.3 | Feb , 2008
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IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 2020
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IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2020
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2020
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IMDB 6.4 | Oct , 2019
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IMDB 7.6 | Oct , 1965
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
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IMDB 5.1 | Apr , 2009
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IMDB 8 | Mar , 2017
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IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 1980
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IMDB 5.8 | Jan , 2017
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IMDB 7 | Sep , 2019
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IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2021
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IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1962
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IMDB 6 | Nov , 1996
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IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 2018
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IMDB 7.4 | Feb , 2003
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