Trailer
Synopsis
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In 1980s Romania, thousands of Western films smashed through the Iron Curtain opening a window into the free world those who dared to look. A black-market VHS racketeer and a courageous female translator brought the magic of film the people and sparked a revolution..

Director
Director image

Ilinca Calugareanu is a London-based Romanian documentary filmmaker and editor. She studied filmmaking at Manchester’s Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. Her short films have been screened in festivals around the world. Calugareanu’s credits include The Writing on the Wall (2006, Romania) and Endgames (2008, UK). She has a background in anthropology with a focus on communist and post-communist Romania, which gives her a unique perspective on the story of the VHS phenomenon.

details
team
  • Director
    Ilinca Călugăreanu
  • Director
    Ilinca Călugăreanu
  • Producer
    Mara Adina
  • Image
    Jose Ruiz
  • Editor
    Ilinca Călugăreanu, Per K. Kirkegaard
  • Production Designer
    Dana Călugăreanu, Horatiu Mihaiu
  • Sound Designer
    Alina Morar, Catalin Valean
  • Sunet
    Lee Charallah, Xan Marquez Caneda
Aspects
Technical
  • Running time
    82mins
  • Shooting format
    16mm, Digital
  • Screening format
    DCP, mov, HD tape
  • Aspect Ratio
    1:1.78
  • Sound
    5.1