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Chuck Norris vs Communism

Name: Chuck Norris vs Communism
Director: Ilinca Calugareanu
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2015-11-12
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Irina Margareta Nistor, Teodor Zamfir, Mircea Cojocaru, Vlad Craioveanu, Mihai Dobrovolschi

2015 · 1h 20m · Documentary, History

Watch this tonight—it's a fascinating true story about how forbidden VHS tapes sparked revolution in Communist Romania, told with genuine charm and historical intrigue. The premise alone is irresistible: underground cinema as an act of defiance. This is the kind of clever, feel-good documentary that actually reminds you why stories matter.

Plot

In late eighties, in Ceausescu's Romania, a black market VHS bootlegger and a courageous female translator brought the magic of Western films to the Romanian people and sowed the seeds of a revolution.

Director: Ilinca Calugareanu

Cast: Irina Margareta Nistor, Teodor Zamfir, Mircea Cojocaru, Vlad Craioveanu, Mihai Dobrovolschi

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