Drama
Duration 2h 18m
Country Rumeenia
Director Bogdan Muresanu
Cast Adrian Vancica, Nicoleta Hâncu, Emilia Dobrin
Language rumeenia
Subtitle Language inglise
The fall of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu is explored in this 1989-set debut.
Romania, a few days before Christmas in 1989, and the Nicolae Ceausescu regime is in its death throes. Not that the ordinary people of Bucharest know it – the news of an uprising in the city of Timisoara and the subsequent massacre of protestors by government forces is suppressed and sanitised, and a paralysing fear of the dictatorship still prevents many from speaking out against it.
With his accomplished feature debut, Bogdan Mureşanu views a pivotal moment in Romanian history – the fall of the C...Show more
The fall of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu is explored in this 1989-set debut.
Romania, a few days before Christmas in 1989, and the Nicolae Ceausescu regime is in its death throes. Not that the ordinary people of Bucharest know it – the news of an uprising in the city of Timisoara and the subsequent massacre of protestors by government forces is suppressed and sanitised, and a paralysing fear of the dictatorship still prevents many from speaking out against it.
With his accomplished feature debut, Bogdan Mureşanu views a pivotal moment in Romanian history – the fall of the Ceausescu regime – through the eyes and the interconnected stories of six ordinary people. It’s a confident and, at times, savagely funny work which builds to a blisteringly powerful conclusion.
Wendy Ide, Screen International
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