
The Trial
2017-06-09 · 90 min · ★ 9.0
Mihai Moldoveanu, a former Romanian army officer, was sentenced to 25 years behind bars for a crime he claims he did not commit. Following a long series of attempts to prove his innocence, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Moldoveanu's favor in June 2012. The documentary follows him after his provisional release and focuses on the referral of the case and the consequences of the new sentence, giving the viewer the role of a juror in a complicated and controversial lawsuit.
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- Directors
- Claudiu Mitcu, Ileana Bîrsan
- Production companies
- We are Basca
- Countries
- Romania
- Status
- Released
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