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.

Irina Margareta Nistor

(Self)

Teodor Zamfir

(Self)

Mircea Cojocaru

(Self)

Vlad Craioveanu

(Self)

Mihai Dobrovolschi

(Self)

Adrian Sitaru

(Self)

Paul Stefanescu

(Self)

Alexandru Eremia

(Self)

Dan Alexandru

(Self)

Mihnea Mihalache-Fiastru

(Self)

Mariana Comanaru

(Self)

Voichita Toader

(Self)

Tudor Caranfil

(Self)

Marius Lazar

(Self)

Constantin Fugașin

(Self)

Ioan Gyuri Pascu

(Self)

Silviu Prigoana

(Self)

Emilian Urse

(Self)

Stefan Tiron

(Self)

Claudiu-Marian Stefanescu

(Self)

Lavinia Stefan

(Self)

Simion Barbu

(Self)

Bogdan Tudor

(Self)

Maria-Ramona Vitan

(Self)

Ovidiu Vitan

(Self)

Valerica Ivan

(Self)

Nehat Memeti

(Self)

Doru Ana

(Self)

Liviu Man

(Self)

Sabin-Alexandru Ripan

(Self)

Cristian Grindean

(Self)

Daniel Motoran

(Self)

Cristi Luca

(Self)

Marius Chivu

(Self)

Cosmin Manolache

(Self)

Vasile Dihel

(Self)

Isidor Martinca

(Self)

Ion Solomon

(Self)

Ana Maria Moldovan

(Irina)

Dan Chiorean

(Zamfir)

Valentin Oncu

(Mircea)

Cristian Stanca

(Orzan)

Petre Bacioiu

(Petrulea)

Elena Ivanca

(Mrs. Cristea)

Florin Mircea Jr.

(Mihaies)

Andrei Gajzago

(Ionescu)

Ileana Harșa

(Mrs. Urse)

Catalin Herlo

(Sterie)

Miron Maxim

(Border Officer Petre)

Cristian But

(Dihel)

Attila Veres

(Mihai)

Matei Rotaru

(Marian)

Vlad Călugăreanu

(Paul)

Tudor Mesesan

(Bogdan)

Paul Socol

(Barbu)

Vlad Corb

(Cristi)

David Stefan Potra

(Radu)

Oana Petrea

(Lavinia)

Robert Kocsis

(Traian)

Andrea Kali

(Otilia)

Nicu Mihoc

(Border Officer Grozavescu)

Liviu Topuzu

(Attorney General Ionescu)

Cosmin Milchis

(Dragomir)

Daniel Rizea

(Secret Police Officer)

Szabolcs Tyukodi

(Secret Police Officer)

Tudor Runcanu

(Secret Police Officer)

Liviu Bora

(Secret Police Officer)

Csaba Marosán

(Secret Police Officer)

Richard Baja

(Secret Police Officer)

Levente Molnár

(Secret Police Officer)

Marius Muresan

(Secret Police Officer)

Andrei Palatkas

(Secret Police Officer)

Zoltán Balla

(Secret Police Officer)

Tibor Molnár

(Secret Police Officer)

Doru Talos

(Policeman)

Marius Muntean

(Policeman)

Bojthe Pal

(Policeman)

Csongor Kollo

(Policeman)

Bogdan Gontineac

(Border Guard #1)

Barna Szász

(Border Guard #2)

Paul Călugăreanu

(Play Fighting Kid)

Ramona Atanasoaie

(Cristi's Aunt)

Yakab Eniko Gyorgy

(Cristi's Mum)

Leonard Viziteu

(Distributor)

Peter Janos

(Distributor)

Mihai Vlad Precup

(Distributor)

Cristian Ivanes

(High Ranking Secret Police Officer)

Eugen Ruset

(High Ranking Secret Police Officer)

Andrei Orghidean

(Secret Police Driver)

Adrian Darjan

(Zamfir's House Visitor)

Sorin Belea

(Zamfir's House Visitor)

Horatiu Pop

(Zamfir's House Visitor)

Ovidiu Puscasiu

(Zamfir's House Visitor)

Raul Terhes

(Rocky Wannabe)

Boldizsar Antal Kali

(Baby Mihaela)

David Chiorean

(Alex)

Irina Haba

(Mihaela)

Almasi Attila

(Translator)

Peter Zsigmond

(Driver)

Natalia Gheorghe

(Passerby)

István Papp

(Passerby)

Nicolae Pop

(Passerby)

Ramona Merca

(Woman in Lift)

Stefan Gordan

(Man in Lift)

Adriana Filip

(TV Station Employee)

Ioana Nicoschi

(TV Station Employee)

Alexandru Toma

(TV Station Employee)

Carmen Moraru

(TV Station Cleaner)

Nicolae Ceaușescu

(Self - Politician (archive footage))