East West (UK)

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Review of East West
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Anil Khedun

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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Content Type: Movie

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