Wolni zniewoleni. Współczesna Rumunia w filmie „Policjant, przymiotnik” Corneliu Porumboiu

The main research problem in the article is the problem of the post-dependency condition of the contemporary Romanian society. The author reminds us of the specific political transformation and situation after 1989 in this region, and briefly presents the current political-economic state of the country. Elements of the previous political system still functions there and affects the mentality of Romanians. This thesis is presented in the movie “Police, Adjective” (2009) by Corneliu Porumboiu. Having analyzed it, the author argues that the result of the unfinished revolution twenty years ago was the rise of a not fully democraticstate. Decades of, firstly, the communist regime, then dictatorship, and finally the post-communist reign still has a strong impact on Romanian society, so it can be considered as mentally enslaved.