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I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018)

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians poster
Original title
Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari
Directed by
Radu Jude
Genre
drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, historical film
Country
Bulgaria, Romania, Czech Republic, Germany
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
IIB
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 56 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A theater director in Romania stages a controversial public reenactment of a World War II massacre. The film follows her as she navigates reactions from the cast, officials, and the public.

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What happens

I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (Romanian: Îmi este indiferent dacă în istorie vom intra ca barbari) is a 2018 black comedy film written and directed by Radu Jude. The title is pulled from a speech by Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Antonescu to the Council of Ministers preceding the 1941 Odessa massacre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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