Nov 12, 2015
80 min
Full-HD

Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015)

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.

Category

Documentary History

Country

Germany Romania United Kingdom United States of America Czech Republic

Companies

Impact Partners Vernon Films Passion Pictures RatPac Documentary Films 4 Proof Film Openvizor WDR ARTE Kloos & Co. HBO Europe

Irina Margareta Nistor

Self

Teodor Zamfir

Self

Mircea Cojocaru

Self

Vlad Craioveanu

Self

Mihai Dobrovolschi

Self

Adrian Sitaru

Self

Paul Stefanescu

Self

Alexandru Eremia

Self

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