The Romanian Armed Forces Movie Studio gained the great award of the 16th edition of the Eserciti e Populi International Movie Festival for the documentary Cazut la datorie (Dead on Duty) within the ceremony at the end of the week at the Artillery Military School in Bracciano, Italy.

The Festival occurred November 6 and 13, 2005 with the participation of 25 states.

Among the 60 movies presented in the Festival, there were three Romanian documentaries: Cazut la datorie (Dead on Duty) dedicated to all the soldiers fighting against terrorism and especially to post mortem Second Lieutenant Narcis Sonei dead in April 24, 2005 during a mission in Afghanistan; Alarma in munti ( Alarm in the Mountains) dedicated to mountain troops training and Impreuna (Together) on the military assistance within the Romanian Armed Forces.

In the name of the President of Republic of Italy the international jury awarded the Romanian documentary directed by Gabriel Cobasnian for the way he presented the suffering and the hope for peace.

MoND Press Office