Too Many Fathers

Too Many Fathers features a very delicate subject matter. It presents a terrible reality. This is no fairy-tale. It describes rough post-war events. However, it could happen in any society that offers enough space to despotism, lack of understanding and that treats traditions of western civilization with disdain. It is a moving story of a simple girl whose father perished in a Nazi concentration camp. Her mother, a simple woman with low social position, is trying to start a new life and find a new father for her daughter with the credulity and common sense so characteristic of many people in similar situations. Even though she is initially led by her goodwill, she goes astray. Her new stepfathers gradually take advantage of the daughter. First the former friend of her father, then a deceiving profiteer, and finally a political careerist who gains a lot of power due to the victory of communism. Each stepfather represents a symptomatic archetype of male character. They enter the life of a young girl who, because of their influence, little by little transforms into a young woman. She is able to understand the first and the second stepfather. But she gives up when she meets with the devastating malice of a communistic beast that doesn't hesitate to use dirty tricks, the beast that takes pleasure in hurting weaker people. And all of that under the guise of false morality and impeccability, allowed by the malformed era of totality. We also see the mother's story, no less tragic and sad. The evolution of her character offers an honest portrait of thousands and thousands with similar destinies - the portrait of women in malformed and intolerant societies in totalitarian regimes.