Import/Export

Import/Export

2007 · 135 min · DE · 6.9 (92 votes)
Dir. Ulrich Seidl · Starring Ekateryna Rak, Paul Hofmann, Michael Thomas, Susanne Lothar, Natalija Baranova, Natalja Epureanu
Drama

A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, struggling to believe in themselves, to find a meaning in life..

VIBE

This film feels like a cold, hard look at the desperation that drives people to cross borders in search of a better life. It's a somber, unflinching portrayal of exploitation and the struggle for dignity in the face of overwhelming odds.

bleakunflinchingsomberrawslow-burnsocial realismarthousegritty realismexploitationemigrationdesperationidentity
exploitationaustriasexual violenceteacherillegal prostitutionnursing homeunemploymentemigrantukraine
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