The Forest

The Forest

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 2014

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

History, Documentary

Original Title

Pădurea

Production Companies

Mrakonia Film, Oktobar Film

Director

Siniša Dragin

Description

In 1947, Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito visited, for the first time, Romania. Its communist regime gave him, as present, a painting from a great Romanian artist Ion Andeescu: 'The Leafless Forest'. In the 60s, a young art critic, Radu Bogdan, decided to elaborate a monograph dedicated to the great painter, including reproduction of the painting given to Tito. After countless problems, he obtained the permission to photograph the painting. The moment they took the painting off the wall, they found - a microphone. Somebody was spying on Tito...