The Cars We Drove into Capitalism

The Cars We Drove into Capitalism (2021)

7.7 93 min Movie
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

A cinematic, character-driven insight to what it meant to produce and to own a car in communist times: the Socialist propaganda dreams and the hard reality of living that dream. The freedom that these slow and clumsy vehicles were giving to their owners; the cars as an instrument in the Cold War battle; legends and homemade tune-ups as an attempt to stand at least a little bit off the crowd.

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Cast

Erich Honecker Erich Honecker Self (archive footage)
Todor Zhivkov Todor Zhivkov Self (archive footage)
Leonid Brezhnev Leonid Brezhnev Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage)
Petar Klissarov Petar Klissarov Self
Kristina Traktirova Kristina Traktirova Self
John Haugland John Haugland Self
Marion Mahlke Marion Mahlke Self
Rolf Mahlke Rolf Mahlke Self
Neven Nevenov Neven Nevenov Self
Tania Petkovska Tania Petkovska Self
Nikita Rogushin Nikita Rogushin Self

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