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East/West (1999)

★ 7.4PG-13121 minDirector: Régis Wargnier

1999 film by Régis Wargnier

East/West (French: Est-Ouest; Russian: «Восток-Запад», romanized: Vostok-Zapad) is a 1999 drama film directed by Régis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Catherine Deneuve and Sergei Bodrov Jr. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 72nd Academy Awards.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is East/West about?
East/West (1999) — 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 executed. Among the survivors are Dr. Aleksei Golovin, his French wife Marie and their young
Is East/West based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is East/West scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.