Via Mala (1985)

Directed by

Tom Toelle

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

4h 33m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles under the tyranny of a brutal father in a remote rural village. The story follows the tension and secrets that build as his cruelty drives them to desperate measures.

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What happens

Via Mala is a 1985 television series, based on the 1934 novel Via Mala by John Knittel. It was made as a co-production between West Germany, France, Italy and Austria. The novel had previously been made into two films Via Mala (1945) and Via Mala (1961). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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