History ·Drama · Romania · 2022 · 2h 0m

The Young Dictator

Tinerețea unui dictator

Director

Cast

Vlad Bîrzanu as Nicolae Ceaușescu Flavia Giurgiu as Elena Ceaușescu Igor Chistol as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Lari Giorgescu as Regele Mihai

Crew

Roman Canțîr — Director of Photography Gabriel Durlan — Editor Andy Lupu — Screenplay

Synopsis

A story of absolute survival: when the struggle for life turns into thirst for power and becomes tyranny. The film shows the unlikely path followed by the young Nicolae Ceaușescu, supported by his life partner Elena, from an apprenticeship in a shoemaker to the head of a political regime criminal.

Key Collaborators

Andy Lupu Director Roman Canțîr Director of Photography Gabriel Durlan Editor Andy Lupu Screenplay

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