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Non-stop torture, blasphemy, humiliation, soul collapse, forgiveness - this is the road on which 600 of the best Romanian students were pushed in Pitesti prison between 1949 and 1951. Unique in its complexity and macabre character, the action combines the most diverse and violent methods of physical torture with mental violence and forcing victims to turn into aggressors. 60 years later, the victims talk about one of the most inhuman repressive actions in recent history. The film is based on combining the accounts of 8 victims of torture in Pitesti prison, who recount the stages and tortures they were forced to go through, the mental states they experienced, and offer us their considerations about the purpose and effects of the action. Testimonies full of emotion, hard, but devoid of hatred and passion. The 70 minutes of disturbing testimonies are divided into 11 chapters: "The purpose of the Pitesti action", "The beginning: gaining trust", "The outbreak of violence", "Stages", "Turcanu", "Horrors", "Blasphemies", "Despair" , "Hope", "Cessation of action", "Do you have any regrets?". Director: Nicolae Mărgineanu Screenplay: Alin Mureşan Cinematography: Andrei Lascu, Nicolae Mărgineanu Editing: Nita Chivulescu Music: Petru Mărgineanu Year of production: 2011