Ion Besoiu Movies

Michael the Brave

84/100

At the end of the 16th century Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country.

Loverboy

62/100

A young man seduces poor girls in order to pass them to a prostitution ring.

Ein Kriminalkommissar klagt an

77/100

The Iron Guard, also known as Legion of Archangel Michael, was a Romanian nationalist and patriotic movement of extreme right; as such, after it rose to power, it supported Nazi Germany and... See full summary »

Then I Sentenced Them All to Death

82/100

In order to avoid reprisals from the Wehrmacht for the murder of a soldier, intellectuals from a Romanian village try to convince Ipu, the village idiot, to take the blame for the murder and save everybody.

Die Unsterblichen

80/100

It's the story of a few men that wonder across Europe trying to come home and rebuild what Mihai Viteazul called "romanian dream".

Actorul si salbaticii

87/100

The director of a famous theater in 1930s Bucharest and his Jewish dramatist are preparing a show designed to satirize the fascist (legionnaire) movement, but the legionnaires are determined to stop the spectacle by any means.

Bucharest Non Stop

73/100

"Bucharest Non-Stop" is a feature film that tells the story of a neighborhood of Bucharest. More specifically, the film is a night of non-stop life of a store located in a neighborhood ... See full summary »

Noi, cei din linia întîi

75/100

The Last Assault is a 1986 Romanian drama film directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. It is set during World War II, during the period when Romania joined the Allies against the Axis.

Die Söldner-Falle

77/100

In 1918 a defeated Austro-Hungarian Baron Colonel Von Görtz returns home to Transylvania which has just been lost to Romania. A vengeful Von Görtz punishes the nearby villagers but Romanian Major Tudor Andrei aids them.

Amza, der Schrecken der Bojaren

77/100

During the 18th century in the mountains of Wallachia, a band of outlaws aims to undermine the rule of the Phanariots and the Ottomans. Two stepbrothers, Sarbu and Amza, lead this band with their complex and violent relationship.

Iacob

74/100

Rascoala

66/100

A few important events from the Romanian peasant uprising of 1907.

Ciprian Porumbescu

68/100

As the Chinese acknowledge it, this gem envisions the patriotic and tragic life of Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu.

Bietul Ioanide

74/100

Romania in the years 1939 - 40. The very talented and successful architect Ioanide, an idealist, is...

Ziua Z

62/100

Der Pfeil des Kapitäns John

75/100

In 1462 the Ottoman turks displeased with Wallachian Prince Vlad the Impaler plot to overthrow and replace him with puppet ruler Prince Radu the Handsome.

Puterea si adevarul

68/100

Fructe de padure

76/100

Printre colinele verzi

70/100

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Soapte de amor

62/100

Tancul

61/100

Schüsse im Mondschein

63/100

During 1947 Romania's Communist Security Forces hunt down the last anti-Communist resistance fighters in the remote mountain villages of Transylvania.

Liliacul înfloreste a doua oara

45/100

Setea

74/100

The communists are taking over the boyar land and do the agrarian reform.