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East/West

An unforgettable story of love, betrayal and survival.

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.

2h 1m1999TMDb 6.4

DramaRomance

French

Crew and Cast

Régis WargnierRégis WargnierDirectorCatherine DeneuveCatherine DeneuveGabrielle DevelaySandrine BonnaireSandrine BonnaireMarieOleg MenshikovOleg MenshikovAleksei GolovinSergei Bodrov Jr.Sergei Bodrov Jr.Sasha VasilyevTatyana DogilevaTatyana DogilevaOlgaBohdan StupkaBohdan StupkaColonel Boyko
Ruben TapieroSeryozha · à 7 ans
Erwan BaynaudSeryozha · à 14 ansGrigori ManoukovGrigori ManoukovPirogovMeglena KaralambovaMeglena KaralambovaNina FyodorovnaTania MassalitinovaTania MassalitinovaAnastasia AleksandrovnaValentin GanevValentin GanevVolodya PetrovNikolai BinevNikolai BinevSergei KozlovRené FéretRené FéretAmbassadeur de FranceHubert Saint-MacaryHubert Saint-MacaryLe conseiller de l'ambassadeur
Jauris CasanovaFabiani
Joël ChapronL'acteur de théatreFrançois CaronFrançois CaronPolicier surveillance · ParisMarie VerdiMarie VerdiHabilleuseIvan SavovIvan SavovMoyta Petrov
Aleksandr StolyarchukCadet PetrovDaniel MartinDaniel MartinLe capitaine turcMalin KrastevMalin Krastevdrunk manIvan PetrovIvan PetrovhandicappedMac MarinovMac Marinovthird kid in the communal flatOleksii VertynskyiOleksii Vertynskyifirst policemanPetro PanchukPetro PanchukFather Georgiy
Kalin YavorovLeonid KozlovBanko BankovBanko BankovinvestigatorPlamen ManassievPlamen Manassievsecond officer

Storyline

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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Info

Original title
Est-Ouest
Status
Released
Released
1 September 1999
Runtime
2h 1m
TMDB score
6.4 / 10 (75 votes)

Production

Director
Régis Wargnier
Writers
Rustam Ibragimbekov, Sergei Bodrov, Régis Wargnier
Studios
UGC YM, France 3 Cinéma, Not relevant
Countries
Bulgaria, France, Russia

Box Office

Budget
$11.5M
Revenue
$6.0M
Profit
$5.5M loss
Return
0.5×

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French, Russian