Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Libertate is a 2023 war drama directed by Tudor Giurgiu, a Romanian and Hungarian co-production set in the city of Sibiu during the final days of December 1989. Running 109 minutes, it reconstructs several tense days inside a besieged militia compound.
What is Libertate about?
The story unfolds in Sibiu in December 1989, as street protests and gunfire spread through the city and the chain of command begins to break down. A militia unit, cut off and unsure who is firing on whom, finds itself surrounded during a violent assault. Amid the disorder, Captain Viorel of the militia is detained and accused of being a terrorist. Soldiers, militiamen, security agents, and ordinary civilians are pushed together inside a locked-down building, where suspicion, rumor, and fear steadily decide who is treated as an enemy and who is spared.
Cast & crew
The ensemble is led by Alex Calangiu, with Iulian Postelnicu, Catalin Herlo, Ionut Caras, Alexandru Papadopol, Leonid Doni, Andi Vasluianu, and Toma Cuzin filling out the ranks of soldiers, militiamen, and detainees. The large cast reflects the film's focus on a crowded, enclosed setting rather than a single lead, with attention spread across the many figures held inside the compound.
Context & significance
Libertate premiered in 2023 and was directed by Tudor Giurgiu, a Romanian filmmaker known for work that revisits the country's recent past. The film is a co-production between Romania and Hungary, and its events are placed against the broad backdrop of the political upheaval that took place across Romania in December 1989. Sibiu, a city in central Romania, saw particularly confused and violent episodes during that period, and the film treats this setting as historical context rather than commentary. It carries an IMDb rating of 7.4 and runs 109 minutes. Its genres are listed as drama, thriller, and war.
Where & how to watch
Libertate is available to stream on K-Time with a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so viewers can follow the film either dubbed into Farsi or in the original audio with subtitles. Watching requires signing in with a free K-Time account, while this page can be read without logging in. The interface is built for Farsi-speaking audiences across the Iranian diaspora.