The movie talks about the life of several people under the communist regime.It talks about unqualified and irresponsible leaders who were leaders because they were party members. It also talks about how the party members did anything to please the dictator and his wife. The movie relates to romanian people who lived under the communist regime. The movie was made quick after the revolution and the actors are not so good. I have seen better movies about romanian life under the communist regime. There is a lot of pornography that has nothing to do with the story. Nevertheless the story presents the drama of people under the communist regime. A much better movie about the life under the communist regime in Romania is The Earth's Most Beloved Son. I hope this helps. Enjoy the movie.
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abouth Sobolanii Rosii
you_and_me2020032 February 2006
Warning: Spoilers
"Sobolanii Rosii" (Red Rats) presents "the naked-truth" of the (romanian) communist regime. This one is the first to be privately financed in Romania. The story charts, the disillusionment of a sculptor and stuntman Stefan, who sees the new "democratic" Romania as being a continuation of the corrupt old Communist regime.
"Sobolanii Rosii" is a powerful and uncompromising expose of the Romanian bitterness at the failure of the revolution. Its message is all the more convincing in that the storyline is semi-autobiographical. Director Florin Codre trained and worked as a sculptor before making Sobolanii Rosii. The film is his first and only one as he returned to sculpture following its completion. Whilst this background may add impact to the film, it is truly tragic, as Sobolanii Rosii - a low-budget film by an autodidact - is undoubtedly one of the most frank and revealing Central European films to explore the state of post-Communist society. Indeed, it is some measure of the power of the film, that for legal reasons it was felt necessary to add an "Any resemblance to real persons..."-style disclaimer at the end of the film, an unusual step in Central Europe.
This film was banned (after 1990!).
It is a good movie.
"Sobolanii Rosii" is a powerful and uncompromising expose of the Romanian bitterness at the failure of the revolution. Its message is all the more convincing in that the storyline is semi-autobiographical. Director Florin Codre trained and worked as a sculptor before making Sobolanii Rosii. The film is his first and only one as he returned to sculpture following its completion. Whilst this background may add impact to the film, it is truly tragic, as Sobolanii Rosii - a low-budget film by an autodidact - is undoubtedly one of the most frank and revealing Central European films to explore the state of post-Communist society. Indeed, it is some measure of the power of the film, that for legal reasons it was felt necessary to add an "Any resemblance to real persons..."-style disclaimer at the end of the film, an unusual step in Central Europe.
This film was banned (after 1990!).
It is a good movie.
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