: A black-market racketeer who smuggled thousands of VHS tapes through the Iron Curtain.

: Because Nistor's voice was so ubiquitous, her translations (which often "softened" American profanity to pass even a minor level of scrutiny) became a secret language shared by millions. Watching the Film

: Seeing supermarkets overflowing with food and characters driving "super cars" challenged the state's narrative of Western decay.