I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

★★★★★

Original title: Îmi este indiferent daca în istorie vom intra ca barbari

2018 · 2 h 20 min

Directed by Radu Jude

ComedyDrama

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Cast

Ioana Iacob Alexandru Dabija Alexandru Bogdan

Credits

Written by: Radu Jude

Plot

A theatre director in Bucharest wants to stage a re-enactment of the Romanian massacre of Jews in Odessa in 1941, and faces public resistance.

Sinekatalog’s take

Radu Jude's film follows a theatre director staging a re-enactment of the 1941 Odessa massacre and meeting public resistance. Sharp, talky and provocative, it is a bold, uncomfortable essay on Romania's memory of its past.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (2,449 votes)
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