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Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-07-24
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5 Votes
Time: 0h 56m
Overview:
A documentary portrait of legendary Perfect Ten gymnast Nadia Comaneci after becoming an icon in the 1976 Olympics, during her Romanian period, and her challenging years under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu.
Languages: English, Romanian, German.
Countries:
France,
Romania
ProductionCompanies: 
Casa de Producție TVR
Movie: Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator
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Nadia Comăneci
Self
Béla Károlyi
Self
Anda Onesa
Self
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Overview
A documentary portrait of legendary Perfect Ten gymnast Nadia Comaneci after becoming an icon in the 1976 Olympics, during her Romanian period, and her challenging years under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu.
Release Date
2016-07-24
Average
8.6
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