The Second Game 2014

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The Second Game

A deceptively simple set-up: the director and his father watch a 1988 football match which the father refereed, their commentary accompanying the original television images in real time. A Bucharest derby between the country’s leading teams, Dinamo and Steaua, taking place in heavy snow, one year before the revolution that toppled Ceaușescu.

A deceptively simple set-up: the director and his father watch a 1988 football match which the father refereed, their commentary accompanying the original television images in real time. A Bucharest derby between the country’s leading teams, Dinamo and Steaua, taking place in heavy snow, one year before the revolution that toppled Ceaușescu.

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Producers:

Marcela Ursu

Release Date:

Feb 11, 2014 (Romania)

Run Time:

1hr 37`

MMPA Rating:

Original Language:

Romanian

Production Countries:

Romania

Status:

Released

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