Jacob (1988)Stream and Watch Online

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Released October 3rd, 1988, 'Jacob' stars Dorel Vișan, Ion Besoiu, Florin Zamfirescu, Cecilia Bârbora The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a user score of 68 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 5 respected users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Jacob (Dorel Visan) is a gold miner who risks his life daily to support his wife, mother-in-law, and four children in this socio-political drama. Under the rule of an oppressive monarchy backed by military force, the miners often resort to stealing gold to compensate for their meager wages. Workers are subjected to strip searches and are forced to take laxatives by the often brutal guards and inspectors as they look for stolen gold, and Jacob raises his vocal objections over the treatment of his fellow workers." .