Based on actual events, Tudor Giurgiu’s powerful historical drama is set in the provincial town of Sibiu, Romania, during the 1989 revolution. The story unfolds in a world once totally controlled by a dictator’s iron grip but now crumbling. As news of President Ceaușescu’s fall filters in from Bucharest, shots ring out in the town; distinguishing between old enemies and current friends is now a potentially life-threatening challenge. In a desperate attempt to escape the chaos, police captain Viorel and his fellow offices are captured by the army and must fight for survival, but who’s really in charge? Giurgiu’s film masterfully captures an atmosphere of pervasive paranoia and delivers an intense collective drama that poses the question: who will emerge victorious in this historic duel that appears to have no rules?