"I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History As Barbarians"

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover (designed by Derek Gabryszak) was limited to 1,500 units and is sold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

Founded in 2013, Big World Pictures is a non-profit distribution outfit dedicated to bringing the best in world cinema to film enthusiasts across the United States. Previous releases include films by Radu Jude, Tamer El Said, Maya Vitkova, Jean-Gabriel Périot, Julia Murat, Tsai Ming-liang and Eric Rohmer. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

“I do not care if we go down in history as barbarians” - these were the words spoken by Romania’s military dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu in the Council of Ministers in the summer of 1941 that started the ethnic cleansing on the Eastern Front.

One of contemporary Europe's most distinctive creators, Jude has come out with an ingeniously conceived film. While it unfolds slowly and in detail, it hits the viewer with a singular emotional punch.

“I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS” chronicles a young theatre director’s efforts to stage an accurate re-enactment of the Odessa Massacre - in which Romanian soldiers slaughtered tens of thousands of Ukrainian Jews - despite the municipal government’s attempt to censor the director’s efforts. Her choice angers a city official who threatens to close the production because of its “anti-Romanian” take on history. However, the reaction to the staged play is one that neither anticipated. This internationally- acclaimed dark satire is a timely statement about the consequences of selective and willful amnesia on a society fueled by populist sentiments.

directed by: Radu Jude
starring: Ioana Iacob, Alex Bogdan, Alexandru Dabija
2018 / 138 min / 1.85:1 / Romanian 5.1 Surround with English subtitles

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• Introduction by director Radu Jude
• THE MARTIAL'S TWO EXECUTIONS - short film by director Radu Jude
• Theatrical Trailer
• Booklet with essay by Ariel Esteban Cayer
• English subtitles