| East, West, East: The Final Sprint | |
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| Directed by | Gjergj Xhuvani |
| Written by | Gjergj Xhuvani |
| Produced by | High Point Films |
| Starring | Shkumbin Istrefi Nela Lucic |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Albania Italy |
| Languages | 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, but it didn't make the January shortlist.
Gjergj Xhuvani won the Best Director award at the Tirana Film Festival.
See also
- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- Ward2008-10-17T17:24:00+01:00, Audrey. "High Point Films takes rights to East, West, East - The Final Sprint". Screen.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Holdsworth, Nick (2010-09-27). "Albania looks 'East' for its Oscar choice". Variety. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar® Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
External links
| Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film | |
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