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    Radu Banzaru

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    Directorul / The Warden

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    The Cardinal

    2019

    Romanian

    7.7

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    Nicolae Margineanu Nicolae Margineanu Director Radu Banzaru Radu Banzaru as Directorul / The Warden Remus Margineanu Remus Margineanu as Episcop / Bishop Valeriu Frentiu Ioachim Ciobanu Ioachim Ciobanu as Gardian Chitu Bogdan Nechifor Bogdan Nechifor as Preot / Priest Alexandru Ratiu
    In the fifties, the leaders of the Greek-Catholic church are arrested and sent to the Sighet prison.The soviet regime has banned any church except the orthodox. Tortured and dehumanized, the only choices are conversion or death. The bishop Iuliu Hossu stands up in front of the torturers and through courage and stature becomes an inspiration for the other priests.
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