Chuck Norris vs. Communism

IMDb link: 2442080
IMDb rating: 7.5 (2,559 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Thriller, History, Documentary
Director: Ilinca Calugareanu
Cast: Irina Margareta Nistor, Teodor Zamfir, Mircea Cojocaru, Dan Chiorean, Ana Maria Moldovan, Valentin Oncu, Petre Bacioiu and others

Release date: 12 Nov 2015
Release year: 2015
Runtime: 78 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, Romania, United States
Keywords: black market, ceausescu regime, videocassette recorder, videotape, cinephile, romania, communist dictatorship, videocassette recording, banned film, vhs

Plot:

In 1980s Romania, thousands of Western films smashed through the Iron Curtain opening a window into the free world for those who dared to look. A black market VHS racketeer and a courageous female translator brought the magic of film to the masses and sowed the seeds of a revolution.

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