Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator

Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator (2016)

July 24th, 20160h 56min

Documentary
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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.


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