First, hats off to Radu Jude for making this film and others like it. We need these stories told so we never forget the history that - in Romania like in many other countries on both sides of the pond - has conveniently been ignored by dictators and nationalists (who masquerade as "patriots") alike.
Now on to the movie itself. It tries to use a clever technique of telling a story and showing images that are "dissonant". But for me that technique fell flat. It got to be tiring to the point where the visual dissonance distracted from the narrative. The pictures are not "in opposition" to the narrative, they're just random and at times plain weird. The point seems to have been that "how come the pictures from the era did not capture the tragedy that was going on". One can draw such a "conclusion" with any set of selected pictures. You can find a picture of the Santa Monica pier in 2008 and look - there's no indication of the recession that was going on. Huh? The point being? Can't a man pose with his cow anymore without the fear of being judged? Don't worry, you'll get the reference once you watch the film...
If one wants to find relevant pictures for the story being told in this documentary, look no further than the last half hour of a movie by the very same Radu Jude - "The exit of trains". It's not like these pictures don't exist.
I applaud Radu Jude for bringing these stories to the fore. Luckily many of his other movies on the topic have been better. Strictly on its merits as a movie, it's just "ok", bonus points for trying a novel technique. Watch it to hear the necessary story it tells, and don't expect to be amazed by its artistic qualities.