Fortress

Documentary film about a country that doesn't exist

Fortress — Plot

This Czech documentary presents a visit to the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (a.k.a. Trans-Dniestr) as a trip to a museum of communist totalitarianism. The country, whose independence has been recognized by only a few other states, remains an isolated multi-ethnic enclave held together by an authoritarian regime. In a country where you are only allowed to film out the window of a train, the locals are afraid of being denounced but are glad to live in a comfortable refuge from the hectic modern world, and songs on television celebrate the president.

• Release date
• January 21, 2013
• Runtime
• 70 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Klára Tasovská