Lucian PintilieCast
George Mihăiță Vladimir Găitan Ernest Maftei
Plot
Two teenagers, caught after a fight in a bar, are forced by a prosecutor to reconstruct their crime for a propaganda film about the dangers of alcohol. The reconstruction is staged repeatedly, and under the pressure of the crew, the boundaries between acting and reality are blurred and it turns violent. Lucian Pintilie's 1970 film was banned by the Romanian communist authorities and is now regarded as a masterpiece.
Sinekatalog’s take
Lucian Pintilie's film has two teenagers forced by a prosecutor to reconstruct their crime for a propaganda film about alcohol. The staged scenes grow more brutal, and the film turns into a bitter allegory of power; it was suppressed for years.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
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