De ce eu?

Why Me?
Directed by
2015

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. Giurgiu's radical, bitter vision describes a country in turmoil; he also shows how state omnipotence ensues when corrupt lawmakers and executive powers cover for each other. (Festival information)

"Why me?" is the struggle of a young honest Romanian prosecutor to find the truth in a corrupted environment for which he sacrifices himself. The story is a dark and complex thriller but still shows the possibility of resistance and integrity.

Festivals

As part of a Western retrospective Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" opened the 12th International Film Festival Miskolc. The Ecumenical Jury awarded its prize to "Superwelt" (Superworld) by Austrian director Karl Markovics.

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