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CATHERINE DENEUVE in EAST WEST
1946. Stalin is offering incentives to emigrants to help reconstruct post-warSoviet Union. Marie and her husband decide to make the trip from France. It’sonly when they arrive in Odessa that they discover the horrifying truth behindthe propaganda. Despite being regarded as the model couple, they are determinedto find a way back to the West without alerting the authorities.
EAST WEST, directed by Regis Wargnier, was critically acclaimed on its releasein 2000. Oscar-nominated, it stars the Grande Dame of French cinema, CatherineDeneuve, Sandrine Bonnaire (VAGABOND, MONSIEUR HIRE), and rising Russian star,Sergei Bodrov Jr (BROTHER, WAR), who tragically died last year. A Powerfuldrama exposing the brutality of Stalin’s dictatorship and the heroic enduranceof the human spirit.
EAST WEST is released on DVD (TVD3411), rrp £19.99.
Anamorphic widescreen presentation. Extras include: scene selection,filmographies, trailers
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