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East/West

Original title: Est - Ouest
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 2h 1m
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7.4/10
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East/West (1999)
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In June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home. When the ships comes ashore in Odessa, the passengers are divided in two groups and one of them is ex... Read allIn June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home. When the ships comes ashore in Odessa, the passengers are divided in two groups and one of them is executed. Among the survivors are Dr. Aleksei Golovin, his French wife Marie and their young... Read allIn June 1946, Stalin invites the Russian exiled from the 1917 Revolution to return home. When the ships comes ashore in Odessa, the passengers are divided in two groups and one of them is executed. Among the survivors are Dr. Aleksei Golovin, his French wife Marie and their young son. Marie is accused to be a spy, her French passport is torn up and Aleksei accepts to ... Read all

  • Director
    • Régis Wargnier
  • Writers
    • Rustam Ibragimbekov
    • Sergei Bodrov
    • Louis Gardel
  • Stars
    • Oleg Menshikov
    • Sandrine Bonnaire
    • Catherine Deneuve
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    5K
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    • Director
      • Régis Wargnier
    • Writers
      • Rustam Ibragimbekov
      • Sergei Bodrov
      • Louis Gardel
    • Stars
      • Oleg Menshikov
      • Sandrine Bonnaire
      • Catherine Deneuve
    • 56User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Oleg Menshikov
    Oleg Menshikov
    • Aleksei Golovin
    • (as Oleg Menchikov)
    Sandrine Bonnaire
    Sandrine Bonnaire
    • Marie, his wife
    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Gabrielle Develay
    Sergey Bodrov
    Sergey Bodrov
    • Sasha Vasilyev
    • (as Sergueï Bodrov Jr)
    Ruben Tapiero
    • Seryozha, age 7
    Erwan Baynaud
    • Seryozha, age 14
    Grigori Manoukov
    • Pirogov
    Tatyana Dogileva
    Tatyana Dogileva
    • Olga
    • (as Tatiana Doguileva)
    Bogdan Stupka
    Bogdan Stupka
    • Colonel Boyko
    Meglena Karalambova
    • Nina Fyodorovna
    Atanass Atanassov
    • Viktor
    Tania Massalitinova
    • Anastasia Aleksandrovna
    Valentin Ganev
    Valentin Ganev
    • Volodya Petrov
    Nikolai Binev
    • Sergei Kozlov
    • (as Nikolaï Binev)
    René Féret
    • Ambassadeur de France
    Daniel Martin
    • Turkish Captain
    Hubert Saint-Macary
    • Embassy Advisor
    Jauris Casanova
    • Fabiani
    • Director
      • Régis Wargnier
    • Writers
      • Rustam Ibragimbekov
      • Sergei Bodrov
      • Louis Gardel
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The two main Russian actors (Oleg Menshikov and Sergey Bodrov) do not speak French. They memorized all the lines phonetically.
    • Goofs
      When Marie goes to the KGB building in Kiev and Alexei finds her there, persuading her to leave, the viewer can read a sign on the building that says, in Cyrillic letters, "Ministerstvo na..." This is a Bulgarian genitive construction, meaning "The Ministry of..." The only Slavic languages that show the genitive case in this fashion are Bulgarian and Macedonian. The genitive case is marked differently in Russian and Ukrainian, which shows that the "KGB" building could not actually have been in Kiev. This makes sense because the film was partially shot in Bulgaria.
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    rare depiction of workers paradise
    For a system that endured about seventy years,it is amazing how so few movies have really given us a sense of what life there was like,and this movie does it brilliantly and flawlessly. While the background is the big falsehoods of soviet Russia,like baiting émigrés to return,only to take revenge for the sin of yearning freedom,the true power of the movie is in penetrating and superb description of everyday's life,the housing with shared common facilities,total lack of minimal privacy,"shopping"Russian style,and the pervasive drinking. I had the feeling of being and living in one of those housing units as I was watching the film. The plot is superb,full of surprising twists and the acting,all the way down to the smaller roles,is perfect. The movie is a true gem.The only achievement of the late Soviet regime is its success in hiding the true nature of life behind the Iron Curtain for so many years
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    • Jun 13, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Russia
      • Ukraine
      • Bulgaria
      • France
      • Spain
    • Official sites
      • Russian Official Site
      • Sony Pictures Classics
    • Languages
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Схід - Захід
    • Filming locations
      • Kyiv, Ukraine
    • Production companies
      • UGC YM
      • France 3 Cinéma
      • NTV
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,321,029
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $56,147
      • Apr 9, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,031,521
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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