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199692 minPGdocumentary

Abenteuer eines Traumes

199692 minPGdocumentary

Valentin Nita recounts his dramatic escape from Romania to Austria following the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1990.

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Valentin Nita recounts his dramatic escape from Romania to Austria following the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1990.

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Alfred Ninausdirector

Herbert Kamplwriter

Valentin Nitacast

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"Adventure of a Dream" is the autobiography of a 20-year-old Romanian, Valentin Nita, and his dramatic flight from Romania to Austria after Ceausescu's fall in 1990.

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