A documentary about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives.
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Title: Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015)
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1 win & 6 nominations.
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Orzan
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Mihaies
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Barbu
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Cristi
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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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RomanianRelease Date:
12 November 2015 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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written & performed by Margareta Pîslaru
from Bucuria de a Canta, 2008
Fundatia Radio Romania, Editura Casa Radio
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Tom Hanks recommended on his official Facebook page to watch Chuck Norris vs. Communism (2015). He wrote: "See this documentary! The power of film! To change the world." [1st June 2016] See more »Soundtracks
Pasiuneawritten & performed by Margareta Pîslaru
from Bucuria de a Canta, 2008
Fundatia Radio Romania, Editura Casa Radio
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A documentary about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives.
This is a strange film where the Romanian government sees the hidden messages in cartoon balloons and images of grocery stores, which obviously were never intended by the creators. This is both a commentary on political suppression, but also (inadvertently) a critique of artistic criticism. So many see so much in books and film that the creators clearly never meant.
The focus of the film is on the subculture of people who watched VHS tapes smuggled in to Romania, giving them glimpses of Western culture (primarily American). It seems they were especially drawn to action films and the movies coming out of the Cannon Group. Exactly why this is, I do not know.
But we also get to meet Irina Margareta Nistor, the woman who dubbed more than 3000 of these tapes. The translation of the swear words is pretty funny, and not completely isolated. Anyone who watches a movie in a foreign language they can understand will notice the subtitles are almost always a bit off.