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The Dead Nation

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Filmmaker Radu Jude chronicles life in Romania using plate photographs from the 1930s and 1940s.

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Jessica Kiang Variety 11/23/2017
Armchair historians and amateur photographers alike may get a lot from this quietly reverent, unashamedly educational experience. Go to Full Review Neil Young The Hollywood Reporter 08/09/2017
Dealing in an intelligent and original manner with antisemitism and nationalistic propaganda in the context of "ordinary" folks' lives, it deserves wide exposure at documentary-oriented festivals and far beyond. Go to Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 05/02/2019
B+
a masterful cinematic recreation of history, showing us a decaying, innocent world while telling us how what we do not see is destroying it. Go to Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 05/01/2019
B+
The matter of fact narration of the terrible events combined with the benign-looking photos - some depict children giving the Heil Hitler salute - is a chilling look into a history that, if we are not careful, may repeat itself. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Radu Jude

Director

Radu Jude

Narrator

Radu Jude

Writer

Ilinca Belciu

Executive Producer

Ada Solomon

Producer

Catalin Cristutiu

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Radu Jude chronicles life in Romania using plate photographs from the 1930s and 1940s.
Director
Radu Jude
Producer
Ada Solomon
Screenwriter
Radu Jude
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Romanian
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2018
Runtime
1h 23m