In a time of famine a starving girl and her mother are rescued from the roadside by a stranger. But the stranger has other motives.
Ocras is of 0 hour(s) and 12 minute(s). It is Produced By: Emerald Fox Films, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. It was released on 2003-10-12.
Genres: Drama
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