30 Years of Democracy

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30 Years of Democracy

2019

3h 1m

8.0(2 votes)

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Overview

Two journalists born in the mid '80s decide to take a look back at how their country changed in the last 30 years since the fall of communism. The end product is a documentary containing footage of political events and historical milestones significant to Romania accompanied by a narrator's voice walking the viewer through the events, and also interviews with Romanian politicians and other influential public figures sharing their thoughts and their different views on those events.

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Ilie Alexandru

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Ioan Amarie

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Crin Antonescu

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Liviu Avram

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Alexandru Barladeanu

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George Becali

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Vasile Blaga

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Tony Blair

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Teodor Brates

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George W. Bush

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Traian Băsescu

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Ion Caramitru

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Mircea Cartarescu

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Viorel Catarama

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Elena Ceaușescu

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Nicolae Ceaușescu

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Jacques Chirac

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Victor Ciorbea

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Bill Clinton

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Emil Constantinescu

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George Copos

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Corneliu Coposu

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Miron Cozma

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Radu Câmpeanu

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Cristian Diaconescu

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Mircea Dinescu

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Liviu Dragnea

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Dumitru Dragomir

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José Manuel Durão Barroso

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Andreea Esca

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Gheorghe Funar

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Mircea Geoana

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Михаил Горбачёв

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Ion Iliescu

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Klaus Iohannis

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Mircea Ionescu-Quintus

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Florin Iordache

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Michael Jackson

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Laura Codruta Kövesi

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Gabriel Liiceanu

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Monica Macovei

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Virgil Magureanu

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Barbu Mateescu

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Radu Mazare

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Teodor Melescanu

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Alison Mutler

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Gabriela Nanus

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Adrian Năstase

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Sergiu Nicolaescu

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Gabriel Oprea

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Marian Oprisan

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George Padure

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Horia-Roman Patapievici

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Dinu Patriciu

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Adrian Păunescu

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Vlad Petreanu

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Camenco Petrovici

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Andrei Plesu

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Victor Ponta

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Cristian Tudor Popescu

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Stela Popescu

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Ion Ratiu

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Petre Roman

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Adriana Saftoiu

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Dumitru Sechelariu

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Adrian Severin

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Alessandra Stoicescu

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Theodor Stolojan

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Marius Tuca

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Corneliu Vadim Tudor

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Cãlin Popescu Tãriceanu

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Elena Udrea

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Nicolae Vacaroiu

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Radu Vasile

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Ilie Verdet

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Gelu Voican-Voiculescu

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Dan Voiculescu

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Varujan Vosganian

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Gabriela Vranceanu-Firea

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Sorin Ovidiu Vîntu

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Alexandru Arșinel

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