The Last Days of the Ceaușescus (Die letzten Tage der Ceausescus)

Overview

The images of the condemnation and execution of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena on Christmas Day in 1989 are etched deeply in the collective unconscious of several generations of television viewers. Exactly 20 years after its occurrence, the famous show trial was re-enacted in a historically reproduced setting. The film interweaves the stage production with interviews conducted with eyewitnesses and archive material, and takes a look backstage in the Odeon Theatre in Bucharest.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Constantin Cojocaru

Nicolae Ceausescu

Victoria Cociaș

Elena Ceausescu

Alexandru Mihăescu

Lawyer

Dorin Carlan

Himself

Vlad Chiriac

Constantin Drăgănescu

Cezar Grumăzescu

Hans Jurtzik