On the morning of October 14, 1916, when a young scout discovers that the dreaded German army has arrived unhindered near Târgu-Jiu, he hurriedly informs the city commissioner Ioan Popilian and, together with some policemen and scouts, helped by some civilians remaining in the already evacuated city, fights at the Jiului Bridge to stop the enemy from occupying the city until the arrival of the Romanian army. The occupation of the bridge would have led to the occupation of the railway station, which would have allowed the German army to stop the retreating Romanian army. A movie based on a true story.
Directed by Sergiu Prodan, Barbu Silviu Tripadus
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