Valeriu Arnăutu

Front austro-hongrois, 1916. Engagé volontaire dans l’armée impériale, le lieutenant roumain Bologa fait partie de la Cour Martiale qui condamne à mort un soldat tchèque pour désertion. Devant l’attitude de certains officiers, Bologa se laisse gagner par des troubles de conscience.

A young man leaves home after graduation from high school to make his way in the world and seek his independence. The story is told in flashbacks as the opening scene shows the man suffering injuries from a fall during his construction job as a welder.

Depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup that toppled Ion Antonescu, the Axis-allied Conducător and authoritarian Prime Minister. Focused around the August 23rd 1944 coup against Marshal Antonescu, the movie also tackles other topics from the same era such as the Iron Guard rebellion and the execution of political leaders by communists.

A metaforic look at the ages of man.