SECRETUL LUI BACHUS / THE SECRET OF BACHUS

Romania / 1984 / 118’ / color / Comedy / AG / Digitalized version by The National Film Archive 

Directed by: Geo Saizescu

Screenplay: Titus Popovici

With: Emil Hossu, Ştefan Mihăilescu-Brăila, Dem Rădulescu, Gheorghe Dinică, Sebastian Papaiani, Octavian Cotescu, Enikö Szilagy, Jean Constantin, Rodica Mureşan

Produced by: Film House 1

Victor (Emil Hossu), a biting newspaperman, manages to infiltrate a gang of wine adulterators. Winning the confidence of their leader, nicknamed Bacchus (Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila), he finds out how the network operates and, with police help, he exposes the evildoers.

The film premiered in Romania March 5^th, 1984. It received Best Screenplay and Best Actor (Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila) prizes in the 1984 edition of the ACIN Awards.