What a Wonderful World (2014)
After two years spent as a student in Boston, a 22-year-old visits his native Moldova. It is April 2009. People gather in the streets of Chisinau, the call having spread through social networking sites. They are demonstrating against the communist authorities who falsified the election results. They seize and plunder the parliament and presidential buildings. The demonstrators carry away documents, furniture and office equipment. Our protagonist is coming from a friend's home carrying his own computer monitor. He is mistaken for a demonstrator, brutally beaten up by the police and taken to the police station. His interrogator is an experienced major. The authorities can do anything. Based on real events, the film asks questions about freedom, justice and the price of human life.
Cast
- Igor Babiac - Petru
- Sergiu Bitca - Batca
- Igor Caras-Romanov - Maiorul
- Ana Daud
- Ion Grosu - Capitanul
- Elena Mocanu - Fata
- Artiom Perciun - Vasioc
- Giovanina Strambeanu - Vecina
- Nicu Suveica - Politistul Microbist
- Tudor Tarna - Soferul
Screenplay
Keywords
police interrogation, intimidation by police, moldova
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is What a Wonderful World about?
- After two years spent as a student in Boston, a 22-year-old visits his native Moldova. It is April 2009. People gather in the streets of Chisinau, the call having spread through social networking sites. They are demonstrating against the communist authorities who falsified the election results. They seize and plunder the parliament and presidential buildings. The demonstrators carry away documents, furniture and office equipment. Our protagonist is coming from a friend's home carrying his own computer monitor. He is mistaken for a demonstrator, brutally beaten up by the police and taken to the police station. His interrogator is an experienced major. The authorities can do anything. Based on real events, the film asks questions about freedom, justice and the price of human life.
- Who directed What a Wonderful World?
- What a Wonderful World was directed by Anatol Durbală.
- Who stars in What a Wonderful World?
- What a Wonderful World stars Igor Babiac, Sergiu Bitca, Igor Caras-Romanov, Ana Daud, Ion Grosu, Elena Mocanu.
- How long is What a Wonderful World?
- What a Wonderful World has a runtime of 1h 13m (73 minutes).
- What genre is What a Wonderful World?
- What a Wonderful World is a Drama film.
- Where was What a Wonderful World produced?
- What a Wonderful World was produced in Moldova.