Chuck Norris vs Communism

2015

Video killed the Red Star

Official Website

Documentary
History

Premiere

7.1

November 12, 2015

1h 20m

Official Website

Synopsis

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.

Info

Original Title

Chuck Norris vs Comunism

Spoken Languages

English, Romanian

Production Countries

Germany, Romania, United Kingdom, United States of America

Budget

$850,000

Revenue

N/A

Production & Crew

Production Companies

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

Director

Ilinca Calugareanu

Writer

Ilinca Calugareanu

Producer

Aurelian Nica, Mara Adina, Brett Ratner

Composer

N/A

Screenplay

N/A

Production & Crew

Production Companies

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Screenplay

Cast

Irina Margareta Nistor

Role: Self

Teodor Zamfir

Role: Self

Mircea Cojocaru

Role: Self

Vlad Craioveanu

Role: Self

Mihai Dobrovolschi

Role: Self

Adrian Sitaru

Role: Self

Paul Stefanescu

Role: Self

Alexandru Eremia

Role: Self

Dan Alexandru

Role: Self

Mihnea Mihalache-Fiastru

Role: Self

Mariana Comanaru

Role: Self

Voichita Toader

Role: Self

Tudor Caranfil

Role: Self

Marius Lazar

Role: Self

Constantin Fugașin

Role: Self

Ioan Gyuri Pascu

Role: Self

Silviu Prigoana

Role: Self

Emilian Urse

Role: Self

Stefan Tiron

Role: Self

Claudiu-Marian Stefanescu

Role: Self

Lavinia Stefan

Role: Self

Simion Barbu

Role: Self

Bogdan Tudor

Role: Self

Maria-Ramona Vitan

Role: Self

Ovidiu Vitan

Role: Self

Valerica Ivan

Role: Self

Nehat Memeti

Role: Self

Doru Ana

Role: Self

Liviu Man

Role: Self

Sabin-Alexandru Ripan

Role: Self

Cristian Grindean

Role: Self

Daniel Motoran

Role: Self

Cristi Luca

Role: Self

Marius Chivu

Role: Self

Cosmin Manolache

Role: Self

Vasile Dihel

Role: Self

Isidor Martinca

Role: Self

Ion Solomon

Role: Self

Ana Maria Moldovan

Role: Irina

Dan Chiorean

Role: Zamfir

Valentin Oncu

Role: Mircea

Cristian Stanca

Role: Orzan

Petre Bacioiu

Role: Petrulea

Elena Ivanca

Role: Mrs. Cristea

Florin Mircea Jr.

Role: Mihaies

Andrei Gajzago

Role: Ionescu

Ileana Harșa

Role: Mrs. Urse

Catalin Herlo

Role: Sterie

Miron Maxim

Role: Border Officer Petre

Cristian But

Role: Dihel

Attila Veres

Role: Mihai

Matei Rotaru

Role: Marian

Vlad Călugăreanu

Role: Paul

Tudor Mesesan

Role: Bogdan

Paul Socol

Role: Barbu

Vlad Corb

Role: Cristi

David Stefan Potra

Role: Radu

Oana Petrea

Role: Lavinia

Robert Kocsis

Role: Traian

Andrea Kali

Role: Otilia

Nicu Mihoc

Role: Border Officer Grozavescu

Liviu Topuzu

Role: Attorney General Ionescu

Cosmin Milchis

Role: Dragomir

Daniel Rizea

Role: Secret Police Officer

Szabolcs Tyukodi

Role: Secret Police Officer

Tudor Runcanu

Role: Secret Police Officer

Liviu Bora

Role: Secret Police Officer

Csaba Marosán

Role: Secret Police Officer

Richard Baja

Role: Secret Police Officer

Levente Molnár

Role: Secret Police Officer

Marius Muresan

Role: Secret Police Officer

Andrei Palatkas

Role: Secret Police Officer

Zoltán Balla

Role: Secret Police Officer

Tibor Molnár

Role: Secret Police Officer

Doru Talos

Role: Policeman

Marius Muntean

Role: Policeman

Bojthe Pal

Role: Policeman

Csongor Kollo

Role: Policeman

Bogdan Gontineac

Role: Border Guard #1

Barna Szász

Role: Border Guard #2

Paul Călugăreanu

Role: Play Fighting Kid

Ramona Atanasoaie

Role: Cristi's Aunt

Yakab Eniko Gyorgy

Role: Cristi's Mum

Leonard Viziteu

Role: Distributor

Peter Janos

Role: Distributor

Mihai Vlad Precup

Role: Distributor

Cristian Ivanes

Role: High Ranking Secret Police Officer

Eugen Ruset

Role: High Ranking Secret Police Officer

Andrei Orghidean

Role: Secret Police Driver

Adrian Darjan

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Sorin Belea

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Horatiu Pop

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Ovidiu Puscasiu

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Raul Terhes

Role: Rocky Wannabe

Boldizsar Antal Kali

Role: Baby Mihaela

David Chiorean

Role: Alex

Irina Haba

Role: Mihaela

Almasi Attila

Role: Translator

Peter Zsigmond

Role: Driver

Natalia Gheorghe

Role: Passerby

István Papp

Role: Passerby

Nicolae Pop

Role: Passerby

Ramona Merca

Role: Woman in Lift

Stefan Gordan

Role: Man in Lift

Adriana Filip

Role: TV Station Employee

Ioana Nicoschi

Role: TV Station Employee

Alexandru Toma

Role: TV Station Employee

Carmen Moraru

Role: TV Station Cleaner

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)

Cast

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Cast

Irina Margareta Nistor

Role: Self

Teodor Zamfir

Role: Self

Mircea Cojocaru

Role: Self

Vlad Craioveanu

Role: Self

Mihai Dobrovolschi

Role: Self

Adrian Sitaru

Role: Self

Paul Stefanescu

Role: Self

Alexandru Eremia

Role: Self

Dan Alexandru

Role: Self

Mihnea Mihalache-Fiastru

Role: Self

Mariana Comanaru

Role: Self

Voichita Toader

Role: Self

Tudor Caranfil

Role: Self

Marius Lazar

Role: Self

Constantin Fugașin

Role: Self

Ioan Gyuri Pascu

Role: Self

Silviu Prigoana

Role: Self

Emilian Urse

Role: Self

Stefan Tiron

Role: Self

Claudiu-Marian Stefanescu

Role: Self

Lavinia Stefan

Role: Self

Simion Barbu

Role: Self

Bogdan Tudor

Role: Self

Maria-Ramona Vitan

Role: Self

Ovidiu Vitan

Role: Self

Valerica Ivan

Role: Self

Nehat Memeti

Role: Self

Doru Ana

Role: Self

Liviu Man

Role: Self

Sabin-Alexandru Ripan

Role: Self

Cristian Grindean

Role: Self

Daniel Motoran

Role: Self

Cristi Luca

Role: Self

Marius Chivu

Role: Self

Cosmin Manolache

Role: Self

Vasile Dihel

Role: Self

Isidor Martinca

Role: Self

Ion Solomon

Role: Self

Ana Maria Moldovan

Role: Irina

Dan Chiorean

Role: Zamfir

Valentin Oncu

Role: Mircea

Cristian Stanca

Role: Orzan

Petre Bacioiu

Role: Petrulea

Elena Ivanca

Role: Mrs. Cristea

Florin Mircea Jr.

Role: Mihaies

Andrei Gajzago

Role: Ionescu

Ileana Harșa

Role: Mrs. Urse

Catalin Herlo

Role: Sterie

Miron Maxim

Role: Border Officer Petre

Cristian But

Role: Dihel

Attila Veres

Role: Mihai

Matei Rotaru

Role: Marian

Vlad Călugăreanu

Role: Paul

Tudor Mesesan

Role: Bogdan

Paul Socol

Role: Barbu

Vlad Corb

Role: Cristi

David Stefan Potra

Role: Radu

Oana Petrea

Role: Lavinia

Robert Kocsis

Role: Traian

Andrea Kali

Role: Otilia

Nicu Mihoc

Role: Border Officer Grozavescu

Liviu Topuzu

Role: Attorney General Ionescu

Cosmin Milchis

Role: Dragomir

Daniel Rizea

Role: Secret Police Officer

Szabolcs Tyukodi

Role: Secret Police Officer

Tudor Runcanu

Role: Secret Police Officer

Liviu Bora

Role: Secret Police Officer

Csaba Marosán

Role: Secret Police Officer

Richard Baja

Role: Secret Police Officer

Levente Molnár

Role: Secret Police Officer

Marius Muresan

Role: Secret Police Officer

Andrei Palatkas

Role: Secret Police Officer

Zoltán Balla

Role: Secret Police Officer

Tibor Molnár

Role: Secret Police Officer

Doru Talos

Role: Policeman

Marius Muntean

Role: Policeman

Bojthe Pal

Role: Policeman

Csongor Kollo

Role: Policeman

Bogdan Gontineac

Role: Border Guard #1

Barna Szász

Role: Border Guard #2

Paul Călugăreanu

Role: Play Fighting Kid

Ramona Atanasoaie

Role: Cristi's Aunt

Yakab Eniko Gyorgy

Role: Cristi's Mum

Leonard Viziteu

Role: Distributor

Peter Janos

Role: Distributor

Mihai Vlad Precup

Role: Distributor

Cristian Ivanes

Role: High Ranking Secret Police Officer

Eugen Ruset

Role: High Ranking Secret Police Officer

Andrei Orghidean

Role: Secret Police Driver

Adrian Darjan

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Sorin Belea

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Horatiu Pop

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Ovidiu Puscasiu

Role: Zamfir's House Visitor

Raul Terhes

Role: Rocky Wannabe

Boldizsar Antal Kali

Role: Baby Mihaela

David Chiorean

Role: Alex

Irina Haba

Role: Mihaela

Almasi Attila

Role: Translator

Peter Zsigmond

Role: Driver

Natalia Gheorghe

Role: Passerby

István Papp

Role: Passerby

Nicolae Pop

Role: Passerby

Ramona Merca

Role: Woman in Lift

Stefan Gordan

Role: Man in Lift

Adriana Filip

Role: TV Station Employee

Ioana Nicoschi

Role: TV Station Employee

Alexandru Toma

Role: TV Station Employee

Carmen Moraru

Role: TV Station Cleaner

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Role: Self - Politician (archive footage)