An incursion into an epoch deeply troubled, ravaged by war and suffering, yet against the backdrop of which had emerged the heralding lights of other times.

Synopsis:
The Commissioner Roman (Ilarion Ciobanu) and his colleague, Miclovan (Sergiu Nicolaescu), are forced to fight against organized crime that emerged in Bucharest after the war. Roman's strict methods are often complemented by Miclovan's unorthodox ones. All they want is to end up with clean hands in the end.

Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Cast: Ilarion Ciobanu, Alexandru Dobrescu, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Gheorghe Dinica, George Constantin, Stefan Mihailescu-Braila, Sebastian Papaiani, Aimee Iacobescu
Script by: Titus Popovici, Petre Salcudeanu
Producer: Gheorghe Pîrîu, Ion Schihar, Vinicius Stinghe
Cinematography: Alexandru David
Edited by: Yolanda Mîntulescu
Sound: Anusavan Salamanian
Music: Richard Oschanitzky

Critical reviews:
"With its prestige deflated... the Securitate needed the reshaping of its myth. This role was to be fulfilled... by movies featuring gangsters and political policemen heroes... with preliminary box office success and assured manipulative function." (Bujor T. Ripeanu)

Awards: 1972 - ACIN - Award for Male Performance (Gheorghe Dinică)

This premiere is part of a national archive project supported by the Romanian National Film Centre. Special thanks goes to the Romanian Filmmakers Union and to the Romanian Film Archive.

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