Romania / 1981 / 91’ / color / Adventure movie / AG 

Directed by: Dinu Cocea

Screnplay: Mihai Opriș, Vasile Chiriță, Dinu Cocea

With: Adrian Pintea, Mihai Mereuţă, Radu Beligan, Stela Furcovici, Marioara Sterian, Elena Sereda, Ilarion Ciobanu, Ion Marinescu, Draga Olteanu, Jean Constantin, Mihai Pălădescu, Florina Cercel, Emanoil Petruţ

Produced by: Film house 1

The film takes place during the Phanariot regime in the Romanian Principalities. Iancu Jianu (Adrian Pintea), the youngest son of a wealthy family, is appointed local tax collector. He gradually discovers the abuses committed by the state officials and, after many attempts to apply the law without persecution, sided with Tudor Vladimirescu’s followers who fought against the Phanariot rule and broke off with his family, also postponing his marriage to Tincuţa (Marioara Sterian), a boyar's daughter. 

The film premiered in Romania February 9^th, 1981.