Tudor Giurgiu : 2015
Why me?
The young and ambitious prosecutor Christian is surprised to be assigned a sensitive case involving an older colleague who has been accused of corruption. A case that could have been a springboard for his career turns out to have the opposite effect. The accused asserts his innocence, but Christian's superiors force him to bring the man to trial – even without evidence. The prosecutor's efforts to bring truth to light leads him to discover a major plot. The case is then taken away from him and he is suspended and effectively silenced. The system hits back with a vengeance, pulling the rug from beneath the young man's feet. A radical, bitter vision of a country in turmoil which shows how state omnipotence ensues when corrupt lawmakers and executive powers cover for each other. The individual must choose between retreating into his private life and civil disobedience – and run the risk of going under. Tudor Giurgiu's directorial debut premiered in the Panorama Special section at Berlin International Film Festival 2015.
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