Chuck norris vs communism e disponibile a noleggio e in digital download. The film is about the illegal importation of american action and religious films on vhs cassettes to romania in the late 1970s and 1980s, which the filmmakers believe contributed to the fall of the nicolae ceau. Communism fondly looks back on the rapid rise of the bootleg vhs market in 1980s communist romania and the cultural and possibly political influence this market had on romanian society. Chuck norris vs communism official trailer youtube. A documentary about life in romania in the 1980s where. Chuck norris vs communism the real battle is against boredom. A winning debut doc celebrating hollywoods cultural. Titolo originale chuck norris vs communism paese di produzione germania, gb, romania anno 2015 durata 78 min dati tecnici colore rapporto. Apr 01, 2016 listen to your favorite songs from chuck norris vs communism by anne nikitin and rob manning now. Chuck norris vs communism full film video independent.
That may not be true exactly, but it wouldnt be untruthful to say. Find movie and film cast and crew information for chuck norris vs communism 2015 ilinca calugareanu on allmovie. Chuck streaming alta definizione cb01streaming ita. Dec 15, 2016 using a mix of interviews and stylistic reenactments, romanian filmmaker ilinca calugareanus 2015 documentary chuck norris vs. They did it by teaming up to inspire an entire country to stand up and overthrow their oppressors in a bloodless coup in 1989, that started the dominos falling and led to the collapse of communism. Want to behold the glory that is chuck norris vs communism in the comfort of your own home. Adina recently completed ilinca calugareanus debut feature film chuck norris vs communism which premiered in competition at sundance 2015. Mircrew chuck norris vs communism 2015 rip by cannonball for mircrewreleases.
Director ilinca calugareanu producer mara adina edi. Watch on netflix discover the magic of film and the power it has to change lives. 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. The documentary story of how chuck norris defeated communism. Communism, and even though the documentary is specific to time. Communism is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Their very real struggle has finally been brought to the screen with the 2018 docudrama chuck norris vs.
Communism shows how the american dream toppled a communist regime. A blackmarket vhs racketeer and a courageous female translator brought the magic of film to the people and sparked a revolution. Chuck norris has a lot going for it, but its most powerful effect is to remind us of the simple freedoms we enjoy. Jan 25, 2015 chuck norris counted to infinity twice. Communism shines a light on a little known part of history and illuminates how the power of cinema can inspire a nation. Chuck norris may have been a downmarket movie fantasy, but to romanians who watched bootleg videos in secret in the waning years of communism, he was a prophet from the forbidden west of big cars.
Listen to your favorite songs from chuck norris vs communism by anne nikitin and rob manning now. Mircrew chuck norris vs communism2015 rip by cannonball for mircrewreleases. Chuck norris vs communism travels to 1980s romania, where thousands of hollywood vhs tapes slipped behind the iron curtain, opening a window into the. Chuck norris vs communism is a 2015 romanianbritish documentary film written and directed by ilinca calugareanu.
With irina margareta nistor, teodor zamfir, mircea cojocaru, vlad craioveanu. Karate kommandos is an american animated television series that originally aired in 1986 as a syndicated five episode miniseries. In the oppressive 1980s communist romania, the smuggled vhs tapes of banned hollywood films become an inspirational ray of hope. In 1980s romania, thousands of american movies were smuggled through the iron curtain, opening a window into the free world. It suggests that the 80s action star of such hits as missing in action, the delta force and lone wolf mcquade brought down the iron curtain.
Chuck norris vs communism is an hbo europe, arte and openvizor co production, presented by ratpac documentary films and impact partners produced in association with passion pictures. Communism translates this mixture of buoyant community spirit with an everpresent fear of surveillance, but it is the humour and warmth that stops the film from being dull. A mesmerising thriller about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives. Jan 24, 2015 that s the lesson at the heart of chuck norris vs. German, french, italian, spanish, polish, rumanian, dutch. Documentario, commedia, storia, thriller, available translation. Discover the magic of film and the power it has to change lives. The power of movies is at the center of chuck norris vs. Communism, a wewerethere account of how bootlegs of hollywood movies. Unfortunately chuck norris vs communism says everything it needs to say in its. In late eighties, in ceausescus 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. We see teenage boys emulating rockys training regime on grim sovietstyle housing estates. In 1980s romania, thousands of western films smashed through the iron curtain opening a window into.
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Norris wins the fight at tiff 2015 ilinca calugareanus documentary shows how a husky voice and a smuggler turned. Jan 31, 2015 insert your own bogus chuck norris fact here. In italia al box office chuck norris vs communism ha incassato 1,2 mila euro. Unfortunately chuck norris vs communism says everything it needs to say. Communism, one of the documentaries screening at this years sundance film festival. Today, 1st of april, chuck norris vs communism has gone live on netflix worldwide. Today, 1st of april, chuck norris vs communism has gone live on netflix. Chuck norris may have been a downmarket movie fantasy, but to romanians who watched bootleg videos in secret in the waning years of communism, he was. Jun 26, 2017 how chuck norris helped bring down communism.
It was created by and starred chuck norris as himself, and produced by rubyspears productions. Since they rely on talking heads who essentially recount their memories from the eighties while unironically positioning themselves as spokesmen of history, both chuck norris vs. Movies really do change the world in ilinca calugareanus chuck norris vs. Chuck norris vs communism rob manning filmtv composer. Check out chuck norris vs communism by anne nikitin and rob manning on amazon music. A hybrid feature about the magic of film and the power it has to change lives. Communism stylish, breezily entertaining documentary explores the littleknown role played by hollywood movies and one heroic film dubber in toppling. Chuck norris vs communism travels to 1980s romania, where thousands of hollywood vhs tapes slipped behind the iron curtain, opening a window into the west. Communism 2015 12 1h 20m documentaries this documentary looks back on romanian dictator nicolae ceau. Apr 01, 2016 check out chuck norris vs communism by anne nikitin and rob manning on amazon music. Reruns of the cartoon have occasionally aired on adult swim. Chuck norris vs communism documentary about hollywood. Chuck norris vs communism 2015 ilinca calugareanu cast.
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