Tertium Non Datur

Lucian Pintilie

IndieLisboa 2006 •

Romania, France, Fiction, 2006, 39′

The Ukranian steppe, toward the end of World War II. The German and Romanian troops are retreating in the face of the unstoppable Red Army. In a deserted school, a Romanian military unit has set up its headquarters. In front of maps become useless, the Romanian officers are awaiting disaster. A visit of a high ranking Wehrmacht officers is suddenly announced. Hope is awakened: will they receive new orders? Will they counterattack? Will the chaos of retreat end? But disappointment comes quickly…