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Checkmate: Strategy of a Revolution

2003-01-01 de 60m
Documentary
How does one trigger a revolution? In the Romanian uprising in 1989, everything seemed to happen by itself. The people were fed up and were plagued by poverty and terror. There comes a time when action must be taken! But, it turns out that history is not that simple, as this investigative documentary proves. The film is a thorough and revealing reconstruction of the events leading up to Ceaucescu’s downfall and execution. In actual fact, the Romanian revolution was a strictly managed operation, controlled from the outside. Hungary, Germany and especially America had big fingers in the pie.

Director of Photography

Axel Schneppat

Director of Photography

Hans-Peter Eckardt

Director

Susanne Brandstätter

Editor

Roland Possehl

revolution romania political documentary

Status

Released

Countries

  • Austria
  • Germany

Companies

  • Gunnar Dedio for Looks Film