East/West

East/West

An unforgettable story of love, betrayal and survival.

1999 · 121 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama, Romance

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

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