About the film:

The movie depicts the true story of the events which took place in Romania between 1949 and 1951 when, following the establishment of the Communist regime, all students were compelled to become members of the Party.

Consequently, those who refused were imprisoned and 're-educated'. The re-education phenomenon, a concept borrowed from the Soviet pedagog A.S. Makarenko, relied on the assumption that every person can become a 'new entity' through 're-education', which in this instance was achieved by means of both physical and mental torture.

The subject of the Piteşti Experiment was kept out of the public eye until recently, and therefore we believe it is imperative that as many people as possible learn about it.

This is the first feature film on this matter and it is funded through donations, thus becoming a 100% independent project. The film is also the last feature with late actor Ion Caramitru.