MAI PRESUS DE ORICE / THIS ABOVE ALL

Romania / 1978 / 84’ / color / Social movie / AG / Digitalized version by The National Film Archive 

Directed by: Dan Pița, Nicolae Mărgineanu

Screenplay: Dan Pița, Nicolae Mărgineanu, Iosif Demian, Dan Mutașcu

With: Corneliu Dan Borcia, Nicolae Manolache, Dionisie Vitcu, Tatiana Iekel, Any Braeschi, Dan Condurache, Victor Rebengiuc

Produced by: Film House 3

By alternating the documentary and fiction, the moments immediately following the earthquake on March 4, 1977, are presented. Interviews with several survivors are joined by a narrative thread that presents some destinies involved in this event, thus showing the efforts made to save people and goods from under the rubble.

The film wasn’t screened in Romania when it was completed.