East/West

(1999)Directed by Régis Wargnier121 minDrama, Romance
An unforgettable story of love, betrayal and survival.

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.

Catherine Deneuveas Gabrielle Develay
Oleg Menshikovas Aleksei Golovin
Sergei Bodrov Jr.as Sasha Vasilyev
Bohdan Stupkaas Colonel Boyko
Ruben Tapieroas Seryozha, à 7 ans
Erwan Baynaudas Seryozha, à 14 ans
Meglena Karalambovaas Nina Fyodorovna
Tania Massalitinovaas Anastasia Aleksandrovna
Valentin Ganevas Volodya Petrov
Nikolai Binevas Sergei Kozlov
René Féretas Ambassadeur de France
Hubert Saint-Macaryas Le conseiller de l'ambassadeur
Jauris Casanovaas Fabiani
Joël Chapronas L'acteur de théatre
François Caronas Policier surveillance, Paris
Marie Verdias Habilleuse
Ivan Savovas Moyta Petrov
Aleksandr Stolyarchukas Cadet Petrov
Daniel Martinas Le capitaine turc
Malin Krastevas drunk man
Ivan Petrovas handicapped