The București Experiment
Making Waves: New Romanian Cinema 2013
November 29 - December 3, 2013
U.S. Premiere! Director Tom Wilson in person!
A disturbing film (or documentary?) about what really happened in Romania’s 1989 coup d'etat that dares to investigate a secret project for psychological engineering set up by the secret police.
U.S. Premiere! Director Tom Wilson in person!
The less one knows about this clever and disturbing film (or documentary?), the better. Directed by first-timer Tom Wilson, a British journalist living in Bucharest, The București Experiment daringly explores what really happened in 1989, when Romania suffered a coup d’état. The secret police knew about it and had time to prepare for the big change, setting in motion an experiment in psychological engineering. Following a participant to the experiment and his former partner (who used to be a famous pop singer), Wilson goes way beyond any expectations in the way he actually interrogates the transition from Communism to Capitalism. It's true, he plays a dangerous game with the audience, but to say why he wins would mean to spoil the startling revelations of his film.
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