24 OCT, 12:00 · Cinema City 5
The screening is followed by a 15-minute Q&A with the filmmakers or special guests. It is a chance to discover the story behind the film and discuss its themes directly.
Guests:
Pierre Goetschel
THE EXPORTED: THE DARK TRADE OF THE COLD WAR
Pierre Goetschel / France / 2025 / 60 min
In communist Romania, the sale of Jewish and Transylvanian Saxon citizens was an officially sanctioned form of human trafficking. The Romanian state secretly negotiated their freedom in exchange for money, goods, and political advantages.
Screenings
About the film
Through archival documents, testimonies and rare materials, the film reconstructs the mechanism by which the authorities negotiated the emigration of Jewish and Transylvanian Saxon citizens in exchange for economic and political benefits, from breeding animals and agricultural equipment to payments in foreign currency. Following the story of businessman Henry Jakober, an intermediary in these agreements, and of those caught up within this system, the film reveals a story of power, negotiation and the price of freedom under a totalitarian regime.
ProducerNathalie De Mareuil
SoundJérôme Colin
CinematographyJérôme Colin
