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Poet, musician, intellectual, and committed communist Nina Cassian wrestled for decades with the central contradiction of her life: how to reconcile her artistic ideals with the strict censorship imposed by Romania's Communist Party - a tension that put her at odds with the totalitarian Ceausescu regime and eventually led to her exile. Interweaving archival footage with firsthand interviews, this thought-provoking documentary illuminates the complex relationships between art, politics, and personal truths.
Mona Nicoara
Self
Nina Cassian
Self
Maurice Edwards
Self