Then I Sentenced Them All to Death
Then I Sentenced Them All to Death Romanian Atunci iam condamnat pe toi la moarte is a 1972 Romanian historical and social film about World War II. It was directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. It was released onAugust 1972 in Romania.
After some soul searching Todor gives in to their emotional supplications, but gradually realizes that for a brief window of time he holds a great degree of power and importance. He asks Ioan to perform a mock martyrs funeral so he can see what it will be like and, at the eleventh hour, demands money and land for the elderly, sick and crippled members of his family.But at dawn the Germans make a surprise retreat from the village and all are saved. Todor falls to his knees in tears, though it is unclear whether he is relieved to escape death or bereft over his lost opportunity for heroism. Ioan and the other local intellectuals immediately revert to their previous superior attitudes. Elev, observing their hypocrisy, mentally sentences them all to death. He draws out the officers pistol and a single shot is heard, though the film makes it ambiguous who, if anyone, is the victim. ........
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