“Startling—a provocative, sarcastic, and momentous act of interrogation between the past and the present that escalates to an impasse, with the hands of each locked around the neck of the other.” (Variety)

A young activist artist is planning to stage a meticulous reenactment of a historical event from 1941, when the Romanian Army carried out a notorious massacre, an act of ethnic cleansing, on the Eastern Front. In its bold exploration of one of the darkest pages of Romania’s history, and specifically the sensitive issue of anti-Semitism, this new work of fiction from Radu Jude (Aferim!) ingeniously touches on Hannah Arendt’s writings on the banality of evil and invites unexpected contemporary parallels. The result is a meta-drama about art versus reality and history repeating itself as farce that hits the viewer with a strong emotional punch. Romania’s submission for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

Please join us for a reception upstairs in the Jane Peck Gallery following the screening and Q&A.