Wrriten and Directed by Alexandru Solomon
Original title: Război pe calea undelor
Romania/ Germany/ Luxembourg, 2008, 108 min.
Cinematography: Andrei Butică
Production: Hi Film Productions
Festivals & Awards: Gopo Award for Best Documentary, 2007; IDFA Amsterdam 2007; DOK Leipzig 2007; Astra Film Fest Sibiu 2007; Goeteborg Film Festival 2008; Visions du Reel, Nyon 2008; Los Angeles South East European FF 2008

“The post-modern narrative form seems almost tailor-made for Communist Romania, a murky land of suspicion and conspiracy theories: truth and lie, then and now, facts and assumptions, all merge to form a ghostly web. Solomon has used this to make a masterpiece of a film about the history of the Romanian section of Radio Free Europe.” – Chris Keulemans, IDFA. During the 80’s, Radio Free Europe was the secret relief and confidant of its Romanian listeners. The Radio was Ceauşescu’s most important enemy; he even hired Carlos the Jackal to close it down. A strange alliance was thus forged, between a national-communist dictator and international terrorism. The world has changed, and there are different wars now. But if you listen to the voices, you may get a better picture…