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East-West (1999)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:20
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A historical drama that recreates the brutal events of 1946 Russia, in which Stalin, having tricked expatriates into returning to their native land, murders and imprisons them as they cross the... A historical drama that recreates the brutal events of 1946 Russia, in which Stalin, having tricked expatriates into returning to their native land, murders and imprisons them as they cross the border. The film focuses on a married couple and their seven-year-old son. The father, a Russian immigrant living in France, decides to move his family back to Russia. Landing, they are only kept alive due to the fact that he is a doctor. Eventually, the mother becomes fed up and searches for a way to return to France. Regis Wargnier's film is a powerful and sobering effort. [More]
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, Catherine Deneuve, Oleg Menshikov, Atanass Atanassov
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, Catherine Deneuve, Oleg Menshikov, Atanass Atanassov, Sergei Bodrov, Ruben Tupiero, Tatyana Dogileva, Erwan Baynaud, Bogdan Stupka, Grigori Manukov, Meglena Karalambova, Tania Massalitinova
Director: Regis Wargnier
Director: Regis Wargnier
Screenwriter: Sergei Bodrov, Louis Gardel, Regis Wargnier, Rustam Ibragimbekov
Producer: Yves Marmion, Igor Tolstunov
Composer: Patrick Doyle
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