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.
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Cast
16 people
Constantin Cojocaru
Nicolae Ceausescu
Known for
Graduation
Tales from the Golden Age
Victoria Cociaș
Elena Ceausescu
Known for
Toni Erdmann
Dark Angel: The Ascent
Alexandru Mihăescu
Lawyer
Also in
The Silver Forest
Red Gloves
Dorin Carlan
Himself
Vlad Chiriac
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Constantin Drăgănescu
Known for
Mammoth
Philanthropy
Cezar Grumăzescu
Known for
Wednesday
Hans Jurtzik
Milos Kostic
Ionuț Moldoveanu
Also in
Three days 'till Christmas
Eugen Cristian Motriuc
Also in
Magic in the Mirror
The Conjugal Bed
Mircea Rusu
Also in
State of Things
The World Is Mine
Marcel Bächtiger Director · Milo Rau Director Mika Lanz Cinematographer
United States release October 7, 2010 · Produced in Switzerland · Original title Die letzten Tage der Ceausescus
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IIPM
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Switzerland
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Original title
Die letzten Tage der Ceausescus
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United States · October 7, 2010
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