How does one trigger a revolution In the Romanian uprising in 1989 everything seemed to happen by itself The people were fed up and were plagued by poverty and terror There comes a time when action must be taken But it turns out that history is not that simple as this investigative documentary proves The film is a thorough and revealing reconstruction of the events leading up to Ceaucescus downfall and execution In actual fact the Romanian revolution was a strictly managed operation controlled from the outside Hungary Germany and especially America had big fingers in the pie