Uppercase Print

Uppercase Print

128 mins | Drama, Documentary, History | Feb. 21, 2020

In 1981, chalk slogans written in uppercase letters started appearing in public spaces in the Romanian city of Botoşani. They demanded freedom, alluded to the democratic developments taking place in Romania’s socialist sister countries or simply called for improvements in the food supply. Mugur Călinescu was behind them, who was still at school at the time and whose case is documented in the files of the Romanian secret police. Theatre director Gianina Cărbunariu created a documentary play based on this material.

Uppercase Print

128 mins | Drama, Documentary, History | Feb. 21, 2020

Uppercase Print
In 1981, chalk slogans written in uppercase letters started appearing in public spaces in the Romanian city of Botoşani. They demanded freedom, alluded to the democratic developments taking place in Romania’s socialist sister countries or simply called for improvements in the food supply. Mugur Călinescu was behind them, who was still at school at the time and whose case is documented in the files of the Romanian secret police. Theatre director Gianina Cărbunariu created a documentary play based on this material.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Hi Film Productions, Televiziunea Romana, Microfilms
Original title Tipografic Majuscul
Directors Cristina Iliescu, Radu Jude
Writers Gianina Cărbunariu, Radu Jude

Cast

Bogdan Zamfir

as Securitate Officer

Serban Lazarovici

as Mugur Călinescu

Ioana Iacob

as The Mother

Șerban Pavlu

as The Father

Nicolae Ceaușescu

as Self (archive footage)