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The Height of Ignorance

The Height of Ignorance

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The Height of Ignorance

2024

0h 10m

9.5(2 votes)

Drama

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Overview

Two sisters face the presence of a nosy Security agent during the Communist period in Romania.

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3 featured cast members

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Ovidiu Grecu

Agent

Melinda Ioana Dărăștean

Mariana Dumitru

Daria Bălănean

Ioana Dumitru

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Directed by: Faizah Muhammad
Written by: Faizah Muhammad

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