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West is a roumain film of genre Comedy directed by Cristian Mungiu released in USA on 23 may 2002 with Valeriu Andriuţă

West (2002)

West
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Released in USA 23 may 2002
Length 1h45
Directed by
OriginRoumanie
Genres Comedy,    Romance
Rating74% 3.74163.74163.74163.74163.7416

Occident is a Romanian film released in 2002, and directed by Cristian Mungiu. It stars Alexandru Papadopol as a 29-year-old man named Luci and Anca Androne as his wife Sorina. The film is a tragicomedy about young people who move to the West when they can not make ends meet in Romania.

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En Roumanie, Luci et sa fiancée Sorina se retrouvent un jour dans la rue. Toutes deux se rendent sur la tombe du père de Sorina, espérant y trouver l'inspiration pour résoudre leurs problèmes. En guise de signe mystique, une bouteille tombe du ciel et heurte Luci à la tête. Par chance, Jérôme, un Français, les conduit à l'hôpital. Il devient pour Sorina le seul espoir de sortir de sa condition...

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