Potemkiniștii

Another of Radu Jude’s fascinating impromptu history lessons. This time, the tireless director mixes fiction and video essay to look at the story behind the Russian battleship Potemkin, famous also for its depiction in Eisenstein’s film, and how the revolutionary mutineers sought asylum in Constanţa. The protagonists, a sculptor who wants to build a monument to the sailors and a doubtful official from the Ministry of Culture, discuss and thus reveal the conglomerate of our times: confusion, absurdity, idealism and a lost sense for what is right and what is wrong. (Patrick Holzapfel)

In the presence of Radu Jude.
This film will be shown as part of the screening SHORT FILM PROGRAMME 7: MINIMUM STAGED.