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Chuck Norris vs. Oxygen: "The Films Were My Oxygen"
In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Chuck Norris vs. Communism, Irina Nistor, a translator whose distinct voice captivated Romania in the '80s and became a symbol of freedom, reflects on how she became addicted to dubbing American films on VHS for culture-deprived Romanians. She often dubbed six-to-ten films in a row.
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