14/43
During the 1989 Romanian revolution, Sibiu witnesses a violent attack on a police station that leads to armed clashes between soldiers, police, protesters and secret police. References Rocky, um Lutador (1976). 📽 "Libertate", superbly directed by Tudor Giurgiu and masterfully written by him together with Cecilia Stefanescu and Nap Toader, is a historical drama inspired by the great mystery behind the events of the dark days of December 1989 in Sibiu, where the fall of the communist regime leads to bloody clashes between soldiers, police, civilian protesters and representatives of the secret police, all resulting in unprecedented chaos. This film really manages to transport the audience in the timeline and space, but more importantly, in the minds of the protagonists, questioning more than ever the value of moral ethics and the power of staying clean in a dystopia full of corruption. A special feature of the story is the power of direction and acting to present a blurred overview, capable of connecting the narratives of different and dubious perspectives, thus bringing the audience to crucial moments where they even doubt the veracity of the protagonists… captive also in a world ruled by fear and lies. A psychological study of a fractured mentality imposed by the failed ideologies of a flawed system, but also a charming story designed to leave the audience with personal questions and analysis, rather recent events leaving us as viewers in the position of questioning our own inner revolution. A film that leaves its mark on the audience for a long time, truly a cinematic masterpiece, the opportunity to reflect and thus better understand the past and implicitly the future!