Children of the Decree

Children of the Decree (2005)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2005-01-12
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 7min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ARTE
  • Production Country: Germany, Romania, United Kingdom
  • Directors: Razvan Georgescu, Florin Iepan.
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Summary

Procreation is the social duty of all fertile women, was the political thinking during the 1960s and 1970s in Romania. In 1966, Ceaucescu issued Decree 770, in which he forbade abortion for all women unless they were over forty or were already taking care of four children. All forms of contraception were totally banned. The New Romanian Man was born. By 1969, the country had a million babies more than the previous average. Romanian society was rapidly changing. By using very interesting archival footage and excerpts from old fiction films and by interviewing famous personalities from that time – gynecologists or mothers who were part of the new society - the director revives this period of tremendous oppression of personal freedom. Many deaths were caused by the mere fact that women, including wives of secret Romanian agents, famous TV presenters, and actresses, had to undergo illegal abortions. Many women were jailed for having them.

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  • Delia Bedeanu

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  • Paula Ciupitu

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  • Zina Dumitrescu

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  • Adrian Sangeorzan

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Camera Peter Reuther Director of Photography
Camera Carlos Fuchs Director of Photography
Camera Wolf von Truchsess Director of Photography
Editing Wolfgang Lehmann Editor
Writing Florin Iepan Writer
Directing Razvan Georgescu Director
Directing Madalina Rosca Assistant Director
Production Traian German Production Manager
Directing Florin Iepan Director
Writing Razvan Georgescu Writer
Production Razvan Georgescu Producer
Editing Michael Bogar Editor

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