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East/West

East/West

19996.42h 1m

Overview

June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) are sent to Kiev. She wants to return to France immediately; he knows that they are captives and must watch every step.

Directed by Régis Wargnier
Written by Rustam Ibragimbekov, Sergei Bodrov, Régis Wargnier
Produced by Mate Cantero, Evgeny Gindilis, Kiril Kirilov
Box OfficeBudget: $11.5MRevenue: $6.0M

Top Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Gabrielle Develay

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Marie

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

Aleksei Golovin

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Sasha Vasilyev

Tatyana Dogileva

Tatyana Dogileva

Olga

Bohdan Stupka

Bohdan Stupka

Colonel Boyko

R

Ruben Tapiero

Seryozha, à 7 ans

E

Erwan Baynaud

Seryozha, à 14 ans

Grigori Manoukov

Grigori Manoukov

Pirogov

Meglena Karalambova

Meglena Karalambova

Nina Fyodorovna

About East/West

East/West is a drama, romance film released in 1999. Directed by Régis Wargnier, it stars Catherine Deneuve, Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov. June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) are sent to Kiev. She wants to return to France immediately; he knows that they are captives and must watch every step.

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