The Young Dictator (2022)
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.
Director:
Andy Lupu
Writer:
Andy Lupu
https://www.biff.com.ro/romanian-authors-biff-2022/tinerete-unui-dictator/
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Vlad Bîrzanu as Nicolae Ceaușescu |
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Flavia Giurgiu as Elena Ceaușescu |
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Igor Chistol as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej |
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Lari Giorgescu as Regele Mihai |
| Directing | Andy Lupu | Director |
| Writing | Andy Lupu | Screenplay |
| Production | András Istvan Demeter | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gabriela Valentir | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andy Lupu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nic Cantuniar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michel Heitzmann | Co-Producer |
| Production | Diana Stirlea | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gareth James Brookes | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Kim Nyberg | Music |
| Editing | Gabriel Durlan | Editor |
| Camera | Roman Canțîr | Director of Photography |