Dracula's shadow. The real story of the Romanian Revolution
Description
With exclusive access, and for the first time ever, the secret mission that sparked the Romanian Revolution in December of 1989 against dictator Nicolae Ceausescu is revealed. This documentary is the chilling Cold War account about what actually started the bloody uprising on December 15, 1989, when supporters of the Protestant Minister László Tokés in Timisoara rallied around his church to protect him from eviction by the military and by the Romanian Secret Police, the Securitate.It all began in Montreal, Canada, in March of 1989 when two French-Canadians – former Quebec Cabinet Minister Michel Clair and Radio-Canada reporter Réjean Roy – were sent to Timisoara to secretly record a TV interview with Tökés, the country's biggest dissident. What transpired was a cat-and-mouse game between the two Quebecers and the Securitate who followed their every move. Despite all odds the tapes got out to the West and the interview was broadcast that summer. As a result, Tokés was given an ultimatum: leave the church by Dec. 15 or be removed. Tokés refused to vacate, and the results were horrendous – more than 1100 people died in the fighting that started that day.
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56 min
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Date of Publication
2009
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Alexander Street
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