Great Communist Bank Robbery

2004·Romania·75 min.
Great Communist Bank Robbery
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In 1959, in Romania, six former members of the nomenklatura and the secret police organize a hold up of the National Bank. After their arrest, the state forces them to play themselves in a film which reconstitutes the crime and the investigation. At the end of their trial, filmed live, they are sentenced to death and executed. A month later, the film Reconstitution was released and became a sensation throughout the country. This is a documental about this history.

ScreenwriterAlexandru Solomon
CinematographyConstantin Chelba
Original titleMarele jaf comunist