The Last Days of the Ceaușescus

The images of the condemnation and execution of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena on Christmas Day in 1989 are etched deeply in the collective unconscious of several generations of television viewers. Exactly 20 years after its occurrence, the famous show trial was re-enacted in a historically reproduced setting. The film interweaves the stage production with interviews conducted with eyewitnesses and archive material, and takes a look backstage in the Odeon Theatre in Bucharest.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

72 min

Cast:

Constantin Cojocaru, Victoria Cociaș, Alexandru Mihăescu

Quality:

HD

Director:

Milo Rau, Marcel Bächtiger

Release:

2010

Country:

Switzerland

Rating:

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