General Ion Antonescu, a fervent Nazi supporter and a profound anti-Semite, played a key role in two back-to-back military coups that took place in Romania during World War II, while he enforced policies that led to the extermination of 400,000 Jews. After being tried for war crimes, he was led to his execution on June 1st, 1946. Confronting two views of Antonescu’s execution, Radu Jude, one of the prominent figures in contemporary Romanian cinema, dares once again to explore –this time in a short film– the limits of representation, the relationship between memory and history, how the historic past is obscured or embellished within the national narrative.
The Marshal’s Two Executions
Cele Două Execuții Ale Mareșalului
21st TDF: Greek Premiere
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- Direction: Radu Jude
- Script: Radu Jude
- Cinematography: Ovidiu Gologan
- Editing: Cătălin Cristuțiu
- Sound: Dana Bunescu
- Production: Hi Film
- Producers: Ada Solomon
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color/B&W
- Production Country: Romania
- Production Year: 2018
- Duration: 10΄
- Contact: Hi Film, office@hifilm.ro
Radu Jude
Radu Jude is a Romanian director and screenwriter. His feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009), was selected for over 50 international film festivals. He went on to direct critically acclaimed films such as Everybody in Our Family (2012), Aferim! (2015), Scarred Hearts (2016), I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (2018), and Uppercase Print (2020), all of which received numerous awards worldwide. In 2021, his film Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World received the Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival in 2023. His latest feature, Kontinental ’25, a low-budget independent production, was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2025 Berlinale.
Filmography
2009 The Happiest Girl in the World
2012 Everybody in Our Family
2015 Aferim!
2016 Scarred Hearts
2018 I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2020 Uppercase Print
2021 Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
2023 Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
2025 Kontinental ’25
2025 Dracula
2012 Everybody in Our Family
2015 Aferim!
2016 Scarred Hearts
2018 I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
2020 Uppercase Print
2021 Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
2023 Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
2025 Kontinental ’25
2025 Dracula
