"Video killed the Red Star"

2015

1h 20m

7.1(58 votes)

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History

Overview

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.

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109 members

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Irina Margareta Nistor

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Teodor Zamfir

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Mircea Cojocaru

Self

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Vlad Craioveanu

Self

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Mihai Dobrovolschi

Self

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Adrian Sitaru

Self

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Paul Stefanescu

Self

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Alexandru Eremia

Self

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Dan Alexandru

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Mihnea Mihalache-Fiastru

Self

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Mariana Comanaru

Self

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Voichita Toader

Self

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Tudor Caranfil

Self

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Marius Lazar

Self

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Constantin Fugașin

Self

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Ioan Gyuri Pascu

Self

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Silviu Prigoana

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Emilian Urse

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Stefan Tiron

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Claudiu-Marian Stefanescu

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Lavinia Stefan

Self

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Simion Barbu

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Bogdan Tudor

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Maria-Ramona Vitan

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Ovidiu Vitan

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Valerica Ivan

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Radu Gabriel

Self

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Doru Ana

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Liviu Man

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Sabin-Alexandru Ripan

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Cristian Grindean

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Daniel Motoran

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Cristi Luca

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Marius Chivu

Self

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Cosmin Manolache

Self

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Vasile Dihel

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Isidor Martinca

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Ion Solomon

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Ana Maria Moldovan

Irina

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Dan Chiorean

Zamfir

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Valentin Oncu

Mircea

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Cristian Stanca

Orzan

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Petre Bacioiu

Petrulea

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Elena Ivanca

Mrs. Cristea

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Florin Mircea Jr.

Mihaies

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Andrei Gajzago

Ionescu

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Ileana Harșa

Mrs. Urse

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Catalin Herlo

Sterie

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Miron Maxim

Border Officer Petre

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Cristian But

Dihel

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Attila Veres

Mihai

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Matei Rotaru

Marian

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Vlad Călugăreanu

Paul

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Tudor Mesesan

Bogdan

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Paul Socol

Barbu

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Vlad Corb

Cristi

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David Stefan Potra

Radu

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Oana Petrea

Lavinia

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Robert Kocsis

Traian

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Andrea Kali

Otilia

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Nicu Mihoc

Border Officer Grozavescu

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Liviu Topuzu

Attorney General Ionescu

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Cosmin Milchis

Dragomir

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Daniel Rizea

Secret Police Officer

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Szabolcs Tyukodi

Secret Police Officer

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Tudor Runcanu

Secret Police Officer

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Liviu Bora

Secret Police Officer

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Csaba Marosán

Secret Police Officer

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Richard Baja

Secret Police Officer

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Levente Molnár

Secret Police Officer

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Marius Muresan

Secret Police Officer

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Andrei Palatkas

Secret Police Officer

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Zoltán Balla

Secret Police Officer

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Tibor Molnár

Secret Police Officer

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Doru Talos

Policeman

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Marius Muntean

Policeman

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Bojthe Pal

Policeman

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Csongor Kollo

Policeman

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Bogdan Gontineac

Border Guard #1

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Barna Szász

Border Guard #2

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Paul Călugăreanu

Play Fighting Kid

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Ramona Atanasoaie

Cristi's Aunt

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Yakab Eniko Gyorgy

Cristi's Mum

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Leonard Viziteu

Distributor

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Peter Janos

Distributor

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Mihai Vlad Precup

Distributor

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Cristian Ivanes

High Ranking Secret Police Officer

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Eugen Ruset

High Ranking Secret Police Officer

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Andrei Orghidean

Secret Police Driver

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Adrian Darjan

Zamfir's House Visitor

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Sorin Belea

Zamfir's House Visitor

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Horatiu Pop

Zamfir's House Visitor

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Ovidiu Puscasiu

Zamfir's House Visitor

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Raul Terhes

Rocky Wannabe

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Boldizsar Antal Kali

Baby Mihaela

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David Chiorean

Alex

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Irina Haba

Mihaela

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Almasi Attila

Translator

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Peter Zsigmond

Driver

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Natalia Gheorghe

Passerby

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István Papp

Passerby

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Nicolae Pop

Passerby

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Ramona Merca

Woman in Lift

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Stefan Gordan

Man in Lift

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Adriana Filip

TV Station Employee

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Ioana Nicoschi

TV Station Employee

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Alexandru Toma

TV Station Employee

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Carmen Moraru

TV Station Cleaner

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Nicolae Ceaușescu

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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