East, West, East: The Final Sprint

East, West, East: The Final Sprint
Directed by Gjergj Xhuvani
Produced by High Point Films[1]
Written by Gjergj Xhuvani
Starring Shkumbin Istrefi
Nela Lucic
Release date
Country Albania
Italy
Language Albanian
Italian
Slovenian
Serbian

East, West, East: The Final Sprint (Albanian: Lindje, Perëndim, Lindje) is an Albanian comedy film directed by Gjergj Xhuvani. The film is about an amateur cycling team from Albania that learns while on their way to France to take part in a tournament that a revolution is underway in Albania.

Awards

The film was selected as the Albanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[2] but it didn't make the January shortlist.[3]

Gjergj Xhuvani won the Best Director award at the Tirana Film Festival.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/high-point-films-takes-rights-to-east-west-east-the-final-sprint/4041459.article
  2. 1 2 Holdsworth, Nick (2010-09-27). "Albania looks 'East' for its Oscar choice". Variety. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
  3. ↑ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar® Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.


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