Rich man poor

1945 An unusual family of the Jordahs lives in the city of Port Philippe. In this family no one loves anyone. Father, Axel Djordah, works in his own bakery and hates this work and this country. His wife believes that he ruined her life and her dreams. Raised in strict rules in a monastery shelter,

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