France / Sep 01, 1999
An unforgettable story of love, betrayal and survival.
2h 1min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Erwan Baynaud | Seryozha, à 14 ans |
| Grigori Manoukov | Pirogov |
| Meglena Karalambova | Nina Fyodorovna |
| Tania Massalitinova | Anastasia Aleksandrovna |
| Valentin Ganev | Volodya Petrov |
| Nikolai Binev | Sergei Kozlov |
| René Féret | Ambassadeur de France |
| Hubert Saint-Macary | Le conseiller de l'ambassadeur |
| Jauris Casanova | Fabiani |
| Joël Chapron | L'acteur de théatre |
| François Caron | Policier surveillance, Paris |
| Marie Verdi | Habilleuse |
| Ivan Savov | Moyta Petrov |
| Aleksandr Stolyarchuk | Cadet Petrov |
| Daniel Martin | Le capitaine turc |
| Malin Krastev | drunk man |
| Ivan Petrov | handicapped |
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| Mac Marinov | third kid in the communal flat |
| Oleksii Vertynskyi | first policeman |
| Petro Panchuk | Father Georgiy |
| Kalin Yavorov | Leonid Kozlov |
| Banko Bankov | investigator |
| Plamen Manassiev | second officer |
| Maxim Genchev | mayor of Kiev |
| Emil Markov | Caucasian |
| Valentin Tanev | policeman |
| Neonila Beletskaya | Irina |
| Atanas Atanasov | Viktor |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Est-Ouest |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Pусский |
| Production countries | Bulgaria, France, Russia, Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | UGC YM, France 3 Cinéma, Not relevant |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1999 |
| Production | Evgeny Gindilis, Mate Cantero, Kiril Kirilov, Stéphane Sorlat, Igor Tolstunov, Patrick Sandrin, Galina Toneva, Yves Marmion, Alexander Rodnyansky |
| Writer | Rustam Ibragimbekov, Louis Gardel, Régis Wargnier, Sergei Bodrov |
| Editing | Hervé Schneid |
| Cinematography | Laurent Dailland |
| Assistant directors | Régis Wargnier |
| Camera operators | Laurent Dailland |
| Additional photography | Laurent Dailland |
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| Production design | Vladimir Svetozarov, Oleksii Levchenko, Svetlana Filakhtova, Tzvetana Yankova, Rossitsa Bakeva |
| Art direction | Svetlana Filakhtova, Tzvetana Yankova, Vladimir Svetozarov, Rossitsa Bakeva, Oleksii Levchenko |
| Set decoration | Svetlana Filakhtova, Tzvetana Yankova, Vladimir Svetozarov, Rossitsa Bakeva, Oleksii Levchenko |
| Music | Patrick Doyle |
| Sound | Patrick Doyle |
| Costume design | Pierre-Yves Gayraud |
| Makeup | Pierre-Yves Gayraud |
| Hairstyling | Pierre-Yves Gayraud |
| Budget | 11.500.000 € |
| Revenue | 6.032.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Apr 07, 2000 / 16+
United States / Apr 07, 2000
Czechia / May 11, 2000 / 12+
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Greece / Aug 18, 2000
Türkiye / Feb 02, 2001
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