i watch the film recently and it poorly resemble the book be base on . i blame this on poor screenplay and direction . some part be forcibly introduce ( the gay rape scene ) for no apparent reason . i actually read the book after watch the movie and some 20 year or so after read it for the first time . i find it hard to read and somewhat clumsy . too many disparate idea introduce for no benefit at all . other than sensational part for the time . a it cover stuff that be deem ensitive and to say the least and during communism and i can see the fascination it produce at the time . that isn not the case anymore though or maybe i see thing differently now or a bit of both . the film try too much to cover many aspect from the book and the result be a concoction of scene that may make some sense to someone who read the book . even so this be a film that be difficult to watch and maybe should have never be make .