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Chuck Norris vs Communism

Chuck Norris vs Communism

Video killed the Red Star

20157.11h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ilinca Calugareanu
Written by Ilinca Calugareanu
Produced by Aurelian Nica, Mara Adina, Brett Ratner
Box OfficeBudget: $850K0

Top Cast

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Irina Margareta Nistor

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Teodor Zamfir

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Mircea Cojocaru

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Vlad Craioveanu

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Mihai Dobrovolschi

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Adrian Sitaru

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Paul Stefanescu

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Alexandru Eremia

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Dan Alexandru

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Mihnea Mihalache-Fiastru

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Themes & Keywords

cinema on cinemapop cultureanti-communismbootleggingvhsdocudramahome videobucharest, romaniatranslatorcommunismwoman directorvideo piracy1980sfilm censorshipclandestine lifecrowdfunded film

About Chuck Norris vs Communism

Chuck Norris vs Communism is a documentary, history film released in 2015 exploring themes of cinema on cinema, pop culture, anti-communism, bootlegging, vhs, docudrama. Directed by Ilinca Calugareanu, it stars Irina Margareta Nistor, Teodor Zamfir, Mircea Cojocaru. 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.

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