Trahir Movie Review 1993

In 1948 Romania journalist George Vlaicu (Leysen) writes a controversial article on the death of democracy in his country and is imprisoned for 11 years. In 1959 he's offered a deal, go free as long as he talks weekly to a police inspector (Repan). He begins a new career as a poet and marries his former typist, Laura (Perrier), but after a tragedy learns that his meetings with the inspector aren't as innocuous as they've seemed. Excellent performances and a cold look at how a police state is able to control its artists and writers. Filmed primarily in Romania. Director Mihaileanu's first feature film. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on VHS
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from French, Swiss, Spanish, Romanian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 20th Century, Front Page, Red Scare

Screenplay

Laurent Moussard, Radu Mihaileanu

Cast

Johan Leysen, Mireille Perrier, Alexandru Repan, Razvan Vasilescu, Maia Morgenstern, Radu Beligan

Director

Radu Mihaileanu

Music

Temistocle Popa

Producer

Eliane Stutterheim, Sylvain Bursztejn, Parnasse Productions, Filmex, Cactus Films, Xaloc Film

Awards

Montreal World Film Fest. 1993: Actor (Leysen), Film.