The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu
Original title: Autobiografia lui Nicolae Ceausescu
2010 · 3 h
Directed by 
Andrei Ujică
Andrei UjicăCast
Nicolae Ceausescu 
Elena Ceausescu Stefan Andrei Gheorghe Apostol Ana Aslan Ion Avram
Credits
Written by: Andrei Ujica
Plot
Using only official footage from state archives, Ujică constructs the life story of the Romanian dictator from 1965 to his execution in 1989, with no commentary.
Sinekatalog’s take
A chilling, long and powerful archive documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,724 votes)
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