East/West
DramaRomance
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.
VIBE
A sweeping, tragic romance set against the backdrop of post-war Soviet repression. It feels like a grand, old-world epic, steeped in yearning and the quiet desperation of impossible choices. A deeply emotional, character-driven experience.
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