East/West
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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East/West
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 1, 1999
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Drama, Romance
User Score
66%
Original Title
Est-Ouest
Production Companies
UGC YM, France 3 Cinéma, Not relevant
Director
Régis Wargnier
Budget
$11,500,000
Revenue
$6,032,000
Description
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.