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Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface

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Beneath the Surface

2014

1h 30m

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Beneath a reservoir in Romania lies the drowned village of Bözödújfalu, where a community of different faiths lived in peace for centuries. However, due to the village destruction policy of Ceaucescu, the inhabitants were expropriated in 1989 and the village was overrun. 25 years after the evacuation, they meet again on the edge of the lake. The survivors organize a memorial moment, in a vain attempt to pass on the special values of their complex but beautiful society to the next generations.

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Directed by: Alex Debreczeni
Written by: Alex Debreczeni

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