My Beautiful Dacia

The first Dacia cars were made in 1968, as part of Romania's dream of self-sufficiency. But when the Ceausescu regime collapsed, the country's automotive industry was sent spiralling into oblivion, as liberated Romanians rushed to buy western cars.

True Stories presents Julio Soto and Stefan Constantinescu's light-hearted portrayal of Romania's development from communism to capitalism, told through the Dacia.

Among those featured in the film are Mrs Dobrin, who preserves her Dacia as a memorial to her late husband; Dumitru Burlan, Ceausescu's double, who accompanied the Ceausescus in their Dacia on their ill-fated escape attempt; and Constantin Stroe, general manager of Dacia.

With Renault's help, the Dacia Logan is now taking on the tough world motor market, and, whatever happens, the Dacia will always remain one of the most iconic emblems of late-20th-century Romania.