Chuck Norris vs. Communism Page #2

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And he started the car.

And he got out!

Comrade Nistor.

-Do you have two minutes?

-Yes.

One day I was at work

and a colleague approached me.

A comrade is looking for a collaborator.

He has these new films

and he needs someone talented

like you to translate them.

I couldnt believe he was talking to me

where anyone could hear.

What films?

New ones.

He mentioned American films and VHS tapes,

of course I was immediately intrigued.

It was my only chance to see these movies.

Even if I knew there were risks.

The regime was becoming more suspicious

and afraid of sabotage.

So they were using fear,

the psychosis of surveillance,

which made people

watch their own behavior.

It made them suspicious of others

and probably made them

inform on one another.

Come in.

We went down to the basement,

which I thought was strange.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Im Engineer Zamfir.

You must be Irina Nistor.

Sit down please.

He gave me a test,

I had to dub Doctor Zhivago.

Please put your headphones on.

Are you the poet?

Yes.

I used to admire your poetry.

Thank you.

I shouldnt admire it anymore.

I should consider it absurdly personal.

Right?

Continue.

He seemed stern and very pragmatic.

He knew exactly what he wanted.

And it had to be done really quickly,

so he could make a decision.

I had no idea how long it was to last,

if it was for one film or for more.

I didnt know.

What would you like to be paid?

We started to negotiate

and I asked for 100 LEI.

That was the price of an Austrian

chocolate bar on the black market.

And he said,

No worries, Ill give you 200!

The future belongs

to socialism, communism,

to a world without imperialists

and capitalists.

Anything on TV was just as awful

as the food you could get to eat.

Everyone spoke about the same things,

about the endless lines,

about not having anything,

about the struggle to get things.

Everything was rationed, but not by us.

It came from above.

And whether we liked it or not,

we had to dance to their tune.

Raising the revolutionary,

socialist awareness.

We couldnt talk on the bus, for example,

about the amazing films we saw on video.

Because you never knew

who was sitting next to you.

It was underground.

Probably for the simple fact

that we were watching something

other than what was on TV.

Because what was on TV

was clearly just propaganda.

So even if we were watching films

with explosions and fights,

it was different from their propaganda.

Action films were fundamental for us boys.

You had all the Chuck Norris films.

Then the Van Damme films.

Like Bloodsport where Frank Dux

and Chong Li have an amazing fight.

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