In 1981, chalk slogans written in uppercase letters started appearing in public spaces in the Romanian city of Botoşani. They demanded freedom, alluded to the democratic developments taking place in Romania’s socialist sister countries or simply called for improvements in the food supply. Mugur Călinescu was behind them, who was still at school at the time and whose case is documented in the files of the Romanian secret police. Theatre director Gianina Cărbunariu created a documentary play based on this material.
Radu Jude
Director
Bogdan Zamfir
Securitate Officer
Serban Lazarovici
Mugur Călinescu
Ioana Iacob
The Mother
Șerban Pavlu
The Father
Alexandru Potocean
Silvian Vâlcu
Doru Cătănescu
Constantin Dogioiu
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Self (archive footage)
Radium Girls67%
Munich - The Edge of War69%
Oranges and Sunshine69%
Panther62%
Belfast70%
Suffragette71%
Ararat61%
Girl in the Box67%
Shattered Glass70%
The Book of Daniel70%
Hounddog64%
The Rosa Parks Story71%
Oslo65%
Waiting for Anya62%
The Truth About Emanuel59%
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan61%
Origin62%
Beast62%
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell68%
Richard Jewell74%
