The Waves of the Danube

Ciuleis second feature recalls the best of Fritz Lang and Michael Curtiz in its WWIIera espionage tale set on a barge transporting Nazi munitions up the Danube Ciulei himself givers a superb performance as Mihai the barge captain forced to navigate the heavily mined waters along with his new bride Ana Irina Petrescu As the journey wears on Mihai becomes increasingly suspicious of one of his crew exconvict Toma Lazar Vrabie and his intentions towards Ana But Toma has a far graverand potentially deadlysecret to conceal