The Afternoon of a Torturer

2001 film by Lucian Pintilie
  • 7 September 2001 (2001-09-07) (VFF)
Running time
1h 20minCountryRomaniaLanguageRomanian

The Afternoon of a Torturer (Romanian: După-amiaza unui torționar) is a 2001 Romanian biography film directed by Lucian Pintilie. It recounts an interview with Franț Țandără, a parricide and a torturer in the Communist jails, who openly confesses to the terrible crimes he committed in his youth.[1] Out of the estimated 1,700 Romanians whose mission under the regime was torturing political prisoners, Țandără was the only one who felt a need to confess.[2]

The film has been described as "a story on the banality of evil and the inhumane atrocity of man".[1] It is based on the 1999 book The Road to Damascus: Confession of a former torturer by Doina Jela,[3] the inspiration for the journalist in the movie.

Cast

  • Gheorghe Dinică — Franț Țandără
  • Radu Beligan — The professor
  • Ioana Ana Macaria — The journalist
  • Coca Bloos — Franț's wife

References

  1. ^ a b "Afternoon of a Torturer". Romanian Cultural Centre. 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Young, Deborah (September 28, 2001). "The Afternoon of a Torturer". Variety. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Jela, Doina (1999). Drumul Damascului: spovedania unui fost torționar (in Romanian). Bucharest: Humanitas. ISBN 973-28-0993-0. OCLC 879018233.

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