The Last Days of the Ceaușescus (2010)

Name: The Last Days of the Ceaușescus
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-10-07
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Constantin Cojocaru, Victoria Cociaș, Alexandru Mihăescu, Dorin Carlan, Vlad Chiriac

10/07/2010 Documentary 1h 12m

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Overview

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.

Milo Rau

Director

Marcel Bächtiger

Director