I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

Boring, vapid, annoying, I left after the first hour. Poor and tangled dialogues, useless nudity. There is a scene where an old black and white picture, with hanged people, it's shown for more then a minute !!! The same picture, one minute !! WTF ? Or another scene where you can see a closeup with a guy's penis for about a minute!! Why ?? Dont go to this movie !

This movie is... wait, is it a movie? 😂 i highly recommend this whatever-it-is-being-called to those time killers who believe that history is documented & teached on History channel.

good job, guys! not.

This film is a great feat, with a universal message regarding the difficulty in facing our true national images in the mirror, including savage, murderous episodes. Exquisite acting and art, as well as nuanced irony neatly combined with grave philosophising and serious storytelling. I was glued to the screen for the entire 2 hours and 20 minutes.

An incredible movie about the difficulties of every nation to face its ghosts and to assume its history and eventually its identity.

Mariana wants to direct a street show for the public depicting Romania's hand in the genocide of Romanian Jews during WWII. Her mentor and backer questions whether it is necessary, and maybe play up the heroics of the Romanian army in the war. That is the gist of the movie with the enormously long title.

The question is, why such a controversial theme? The Holocaust as illustrated in this picture will not play well here in a city with the largest Jewish population in the country. There is no question the Romanians have mastered the art of filmmaking; in fact, Lincoln Center hosted a Romanian Film Festival a few years ago. Noteworthy in this picture is an interesting back-and-forth between the two principals as they argue the philosophical and ethical pros and cons of the show, with some interesting historical references. As always, the actors are very natural and their competence is a feature of Romanian films.

It is worth your time and the ending packs an unexpected punch. It is not for everybody but it is the type of superior filmmaking you can expect in Romanian films.

7/10 - Website no longer prints my star rating.