Experimentul Pitesti 2023
Biography
Drama
History
HD
IMDb 5.8
- Language: Romanian
- Release Date: 31 Mar, 2023
- Duration: 86
- Director: Victoria Baltag
- Writer: Alexandra Axinte
- Country: Romania
- Votes: 206
- IMDBID: tt4623752
- Starring:
- Sort Story: The life story of Herman, a promising young man who under extreme circumstances changed into Romania's most effective torture machine in the infamous Pitesti Experiment during the Communist Regime.
About the Movie
Experimentul Pitesti Story: Between 1948 and 1952, Romania engaged in a shocking psychological experiment, one of 're-education through torture'. Political prisoners and dissidents were subjected to a psychological torture programme aimed at turning them into Communist supporters. Today, few people know that the experiment ever took place. Tom Wilson has been finding out more about the 'Pitesti Experiment.'