That The Resolution (alternately known as The Decision) was made in any country, East or West, is a marvel of cinematic boldness. The film deals with a Party policy of purging rural cooperative chairmen who moonlight as small businessmen, bringing in welcome extra dollars, but often from less than savory sources. One such chairman by the name of Ferenczi is accused of sporting a fattened expense account and also of employing a criminal (a former brothel-owner) as his assistant. The case seems cut and dry-until, one by one, his colleagues rise to defend him. As a plot device, this admittedly does not sound riveting-but the beauty of The Resolution lies in the fact that it is not fiction. So sure was this particular community of its cause that they invited Gazdag and co-director Judit Ember to film the debate. When they started filming, of course, Gazdag and Ember had no idea how the case would turn out- and their process makes us protagonists in the film, as well. The result is a rare and fascinating look into the workings of a Communist system on the grass-roots level which will hold a few surprises for the Western viewer.