Areszt

A prison drama set in a single cell, in which a father of a family, suspected of anti-regime activities, lies on one bed, and on the other a seasoned informer, both a good and evil police officer, who is supposed put harsh pressure on the father and force him to confess. The raw film also contains a few brutal scenes of unpleasant physical violence, but there are really only a few of them and most of the time, the main character is attacked psychologically. The film criticizes the Romanian totalitarian regime of the 1980s by depicting uncompromising and reprehensible manipulative methods, which were used to absolutely humiliate even those who were basically innocent during police and prison interrogations. But the film does the same thing for two hours, so after a certain amount of time (surprisingly relatively short) it starts to become quite dull. (04.07.2019)