A prince chooses death over betrayal — but what does honor cost when your sons pay the price?
A parable about honor and true character, inspired by the reality of the 18th century. Constantin Brâncoveanu preferred to be beheaded in Constantinople alongside his four sons - Constantin, Stefan, Radu, and Matei - as well as by his counselor Ianache Vacarescu, instead of renouncing the Christian faith.
Acting
Pușcașu carries impossible stillness before the storm.
Direction
Pița knows restraint is its own violence.
Director
Dan Pița
Constantin Pușcașu
Constantin Brâncoveanu
Corneliu Ulici
Printul Constantin
Pavel Ulici
Printul Stefan
Boiangiu Alma
Stanca Brâncoveanu
Dorel Vișan
Stolnicul Cantacuzino
Daniela Nane
Doamna Maria
Claudiu Bleonţ
Anton-Maria Del Chiaro
Marius Bodochi
Sultanul Ahmed III
Nicolae Cristache
Antim Ivireanul
András Istvan Demeter
Imbrohorul
Vinicius-Dan Moldovan
Soldat (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brâncoveanu is Romania's most venerated saint; this film dares to humanize rather than hagiographize.
Pița filmed the execution sequence in a single take, forcing the cast to endure the emotional arc without cutaway relief — the sons' actors reportedly needed hours to recover.
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