The 1989 Revolution was before my time, I only know about it from my mom, but her stories never affected me as much as the films on this topic did. Films have a different impact, they are a very effective tool for disseminating information and raising awareness – and when the script and the actors are extraordinary, it's impossible not to stir something in you. Tudor Giurgiu's latest film, Freedom, transported me right into the midst of the protests in Sibiu. The action revolves around a police station that becomes the target of a violent assault, causing chaos throughout the city and leading to a bloody confrontation between soldiers, policemen, civilian protesters, and representatives of the secret police, all turning into a mass confusion about who the enemy is, and who is on the right side of history. It was Oana Giurgiu who came up with the idea for the film, and the project started with Napoleon Helmis as the director, with whom Cecilia Ștefănescu worked for a long time on the script. Years passed, and many things changed – most notably, Tudor Giurgiu stepped in as the new director of the film. I met with producer Oana Giurgiu and screenwriter Cecilia Ștefănescu to find out more about the film and out came an insightful interview about the idea-to-big screen evolution of the project, the challenges encountered along the way, and life during communism.

Laura Mușat

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Film producer and founder of ADFR, she dreamed since she was little of having a magazine one day. Alongside her job as editor-in-chief, she writes the interview of the month. She loves animals, jazz music and films festivals.

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