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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..

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.
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DirectorIlinca Călugăreanu
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DirectorIlinca Călugăreanu
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ProducerMara Adina
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ImageJose Ruiz
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EditorIlinca Călugăreanu, Per K. Kirkegaard
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Production DesignerDana Călugăreanu, Horatiu Mihaiu
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Sound DesignerAlina Morar, Catalin Valean
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SunetLee Charallah, Xan Marquez Caneda
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Running time82mins
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Shooting format16mm, Digital
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Screening formatDCP, mov, HD tape
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Aspect Ratio1:1.78
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Sound5.1
