6.9/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.2
IMDB Rating : 7.4
FD Smart Rating : 6.9
Synopsis : This documentary looks back on Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu's ban of Western media and how an influx of bootlegged films changed the country.
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, Algeria
, American Samoa
, Andorra
, Angola
, Anguilla
, Antarctica
, Antigua and Barbuda
, Argentina
, Armenia
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, Azerbaijan
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, Cyprus
, Denmark
, Djibouti
, Dominica
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, Egypt
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, Equatorial Guinea
, Eritrea
, Estonia
, Ethiopia
, Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
, Faroe Islands
, Fiji
, Finland
, French Guiana
, French Polynesia
, Gabon
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, Ghana
, Gibraltar
, Greece
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, New Zealand
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, Niger
, Nigeria
, Niue
, Norfolk Island
, Northern Mariana Islands
, Norway
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, Pakistan
, Palau
, Palestine, State of
, Panama
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, Peru
, Philippines
, Pitcairn
, Portugal
, Puerto Rico
, Qatar
, Republic of the Congo
, Réunion
, Russia
, Rwanda
, Saint Barthélemy
, Saint Helena
, Saint Kitts and Nevis
, Saint Lucia
, Saint Martin
, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
, Saint Vincent
, Samoa
, San Marino
, Sao Tome and Principe
, Saudi Arabia
, Senegal
, Seychelles
, Sierra Leone
, Singapore
, Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
, Solomon Islands
, Somalia
, South Africa
, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
, South Korea
, South Sudan
, Spain
, Sri Lanka
, Sudan
, Suriname
, Swaziland
, Sweden
, Taiwan
, Tajikistan
, Tanzania
, Thailand
, Timor-Leste
, Togo
, Tokelau
, Tonga
, Trinidad and Tobago
, Tunisia
, Turkey
, Turkmenistan
, Turks and Caicos Islands
, Tuvalu
, Uganda
, Ukraine
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, United Kingdom
, United States
, United States Minor Outlying Islands
, Uruguay
, Uzbekistan
, Vanuatu
, Venezuela
, Vietnam
, Virgin Islands, British
, Virgin Islands, U.S.
, Wallis and Futuna
, Western Sahara
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Irina Margareta Nistor , Ana Maria Moldovan , Dan Chiorean , Valentin Oncu
Romanian , Romanian [Original] , Turkish
English , French , Arabic , Spanish , Portuguese , Simplified Chinese , Italian , Dutch , Greek , Traditional Chinese , Brazilian Portuguese , Turkish , Swedish , Danish , Finnish , Hebrew , Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , European Spanish , Thai
Documentary, Comedy, History, Thriller
2015
1h20m
Parents strongly cautioned. May be unsuitable for children ages 14 and under.
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.