In 1981 Botoșani, a teenager named Mugur Călinescu chalks protest slogans in uppercase letters against Ceaușescu’s regime. Radu Jude adapts Gianina Cărbunariu’s documentary play and intercuts staged courtroom-style scenes with archival propaganda footage, creating a Brecht‑inspired montage that interrogates state surveillance, propaganda, and repression.
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