Film
Checkmate: Strategy of a Revolution
2003 · 1h · Documentary
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Overview
How does one trigger a revolution? In the Romanian uprising in 1989, everything seemed to happen by itself. The people were fed up and were plagued by poverty and terror. There comes a time when action must be taken! But, it turns out that history is not that simple, as this investigative documentary proves. The film is a thorough and revealing reconstruction of the events leading up to Ceaucescu’s downfall and execution. In actual fact, the Romanian revolution was a strictly managed operation, controlled from the outside. Hungary, Germany and especially America had big fingers in the pie.
Crew
- Susanne BrandstätterDirector
- Axel SchneppatDirector of Photography
- Hans-Peter EckardtDirector of Photography
- Roland PossehlEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 2003
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rated
- 0
- Genres
- Documentary
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