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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Ilinca Calugareanu
Director, Writer, Co-Editor
Per K. Kirkegaard
Editor
Jose Ruiz
Director of Photography
Peter Lynch
Colorist
Sabine Rollberg
Commissioning Editor
Adriana Racasan
First Assistant Director
Dana-Nicoletta Both
Second Assistant Director
Daniela Călugăreanu
Storyboard Artist, Production Design, Location Scout, Thanks
Cristian Pascariu
Production Coordinator
Agnes Szorcsey
Production Coordinator
Anamaria Antoci
Production Coordinator
Grigore Călugăreanu
Production Coordinator, Thanks
Carmen Harabagiu
Executive Producer
Hanka Kastelicová
Executive Producer
John Battsek
Executive Producer
Dan Cogan
Executive Producer
James Packer
Executive Producer
Jenny Raskin
Executive Producer
Andrew Ruhemann
Executive Producer
Nicole Stott
Executive Producer
Aurelian Nica
Producer
Brett Ratner
Producer
Mara Adina
Producer, Line Producer
Maria Tzika
Associate Producer, Production Manager
Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan
Co-Producer
Abbas Nokhasteh
Co-Producer
Stefan Kloos
Co-Producer
Camelia Boerescu Tutlan
Production Design
Horatiu Mihaiu
Production Design
Attila Pfeffer
Steadicam Operator
Levente Molnár
Casting Coordinator
Alina Morar
Costume Designer
Catalin Valean
Costume Designer
Filipe Alcada
Animation
Mariana Socolovschi
Prosthetics
Jay Price
Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor
Helen Dickson
Sound Effects Editor
Adam Daniel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Graham Daniel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dana Crișan
Sound Recordist
Xan Márquez Caneda
Sound Recordist
Lee Charallah
Sound Recordist
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Dario Swade
Foley Editor
Jason Farrow
Visual Effects
Dean Wyles
Visual Effects
Anne Nikitin
Original Music Composer
Rob Manning
Original Music Composer
Richard Fordham
Dialogue Editor
Lorant Varadi
Set Dresser
Ioana Cristea
Props
Zoltán Balla
Still Photographer
Kevin Williams
Still Photographer
Mihai Burcea
Technical Advisor
Hanna Demes
Script Supervisor
Mihai Comanescu
Property Master
Kaj Kirkegaard Pedersen
In Memory Of
Cătălin Stoica
Key Grip
Alex James Brown
Gaffer
Anca Chis
Production Manager
Desislava Kadra
Researcher
Kate V. Lewis
Researcher
Isabelle Cornnell
Researcher
Vlassis Skoulis
Focus Puller
Adam Parry
Graphic Designer
Dana Călugăreanu
Thanks
Alexandru Călugăreanu
Thanks
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