“…Yves Montand plays an East European government functionary, inexplicably imprisoned by his Communist superiors. He is not told why he has been arrested, nor has his wife (Simone Signoret) been informed of his fate. …”

“…It contains some archival footage and also interviews with the members of the first post-communist Romanian government. Despite its stress on some of the unanswered questions of this event, the documentary unfortunately plays upon the official story offered by the people who took advantage of the difficult times to come into power. …”

“…We hear and see how they lived under the old regime, and how they are confronting the new problems of the post-communist era. Archival footage and interviews relate the women's struggles for survival under Ceausescu. …”