cinema on cinema,pop culture,anti-communism,bootlegging,vhs,docudrama,home video,bucharest, romania,translator,communism,woman director,video piracy,1980s,film censorship,clandestine life,crowdfunded film

Chuck Norris vs Communism (2015)

Poster for Chuck Norris vs Communism

Video killed the Red Star

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ilinca Călugăreanu
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    Self Constantin Fugașin
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    Self Ioan Gyuri Pascu
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    Self Nehat Memeti
  • Profile picture of Doru Ana
    Self Doru Ana
  • Profile picture of Marius Chivu
    Self Marius Chivu
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    Irina Ana Maria Moldovan
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    Zamfir Dan Chiorean
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    Mrs. Cristea Elena Ivanca

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Keywords

  • cinema on cinema
  • pop culture
  • anti-communism
  • bootlegging
  • vhs
  • docudrama
  • home video
  • bucharest, romania
  • translator
  • communism
  • woman director
  • video piracy
  • 1980s
  • film censorship
  • clandestine life
  • crowdfunded film