The Afternoon of a Torturer

The Afternoon of a Torturer
Directed by	Lucian Pintilie
Starring	Gheorghe Dinică Radu Beligan
Release date	7 September 2001 (2001-09-07) (VFF)
Running time	1h 20min
Country	Romania
Language	Romanian

The Afternoon of a Torturer (Romanian: După-amiaza unui torționar) is a 2001 Romanian biography film directed by Lucian Pintilie. It recounts an interview with Franț Țandără, a parricide and a torturer in the Communist jails, who openly confesses to the terrible crimes he committed in his youth.^[1] Out of the estimated 1,700 Romanians whose mission under the regime was torturing political prisoners, Țandără was the only one who felt a need to confess.^[2]

The film has been described as "a story on the banality of evil and the inhumane atrocity of man".^[1] It is based on the 1999 book The Road to Damascus: Confession of a former torturer by Doina Jela,^[3] the inspiration for the journalist in the movie.

Cast

• Gheorghe Dinică — Franț Țandără
• Radu Beligan — The professor
• Ioana Ana Macaria — The journalist
• Coca Bloos — Franț's wife

References

1. "Afternoon of a Torturer". Romanian Cultural Centre. 2005. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. Young, Deborah (September 28, 2001). "The Afternoon of a Torturer". Variety. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
3. Jela, Doina (1999). Drumul Damascului: spovedania unui fost torționar (in Romanian). Bucharest: Humanitas. ISBN 973-28-0993-0. OCLC 879018233.

External links

• The Afternoon of a Torturer at IMDb