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FREEDOM (Libertate)
November 2, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
2023, 109’, subtitles
d. Tudor Giurgiu
Followed by a Q&A with director Tudor Giurgiu and film critic Mihai Fulger
In the chaotic days of the December 1989 revolution that overthrew the Communist regime, the Transylvanian city of Sibiu becomes the scene of a violent assault on a Police unit that quickly escalates into a bloody confrontation between soldiers, policemen, civilian protesters and representatives of the secret police. In a desperate attempt to escape the siege, Police captain Viorel is captured by the army and thrown into an empty swimming pool along with hundreds of prisoners accused of being terrorists.
Director Tudor Giurgiu
Member of the European Film Academy, Tudor is the founder and President of the “Transilvania International Film Festival” (TIFF), the most prestigious film-related event in Romania.
His directorial debut feature “Love Sick” was selected in Panorama section of 2006 Berlinale and awarded in several int’l festivals. His short “Superman, Spiderman or Batman” (2011) won Best European Short at the 2012 edition of European Film Academy Awards. Tudor’s 2nd feature, “Of Snails and Men”, was awarded in Warsaw IFF and Valladolid IFF. “Why Me?”, an unsettling legal thriller based on a real case of corruption in present-day Romania, premiered in 2015 Berlinale Panorama.
