East West (UK)

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Nominated for 4 Cesars, an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 120 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Synopsis:
In June 1946 Stalin launches a massive propoganda campaign targeted at Russian emigrants living in the West, offering an amnesty, new passports and the chance to play a crucial role in the reconstruction of the post-war Soviet Union. Attracted by the promise of a new life, Alexei (Oleg Menshikov), a doctor, and Marie (Sandrine Bonnaire), his wife, make the journey from France to the USSR. However, on arrival in Odessa they are horrified to find that their travelling companions are imprisoned or shot on the spot, and that only they are kept alive.

Soon it becomes apparent that they have been chosen as a model returnee couple, and are being held in the country against their will. Determined that her family will one day return to the freedom of the West, Marie must find a way to escape the oppression of their new life without alerting the already suspicious authorites. Co-starring Catherine Deneuve, this powerful and uncompromising thriller was nominated for a host of international awards including 4 Cesars, an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award.

Special Features:
Original theatrical trailer
World Cinema trailer reel

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 French

Subtitle Tracks:
English

Directed By:
Régis Wargnier

Written By:




Starring:
Ruben Tapiero
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
Catherine Deneuve
Oleg Menshikov
Sandrine Bonnaire

Casting By:
Gérard Moulévrier
Zina Mamontova
Aleksandr Kosev
Nathanielle Esther Benchimoun

Soundtrack By:
Aleksandr Vertinsky
Vasili Solovyov-Sedoy
Yakov Shvedov
Anatoli Novikov
Patrick Doyle
Vasili Agapkin

Director of Photography:
Laurent Dailland

Editor:
Hervé Schneid

Costume Designer:
Pierre-Yves Gayraud

Production Designer:
Vladimir Svetozarov
Aleksei Levchenko

Producer:
Igor Tolstunov
Stéphane Sorlat
Yves Marmion
Mate Cantero

Executive Producer:
Galina Toneva
Patrick Sandrin
Aleksandr Rodnyansky
Stephan Kyrilov
Yevgeni Gindilis

Distributor:
Tartan Video

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