Pentru patrie

chronicle of an war. the war who brought Independence to Romania. a story who is more than touching or impressive. it is only a good job. with different levels - political, military and admirable use of fragments of ordinary lives and motivations of the soldiers. a film who use the pressure of propaganda for a coherent and convincing fresco of a fundamental moment from national history. and this is its basic virtue - to mix the patriotic speech with high historical accuracy. sure, after decades, the most important aspect remains the performance of actors. George Constantin as Mihail Kogălniceanu, Ion Dichiseanu as Osman Pasha, Amza Pellea as the general Alexandru Cernat and Tudor Gheorghe as Vasile Alecsandri. so, story of a war. and its meanings.