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(s) November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14) (Thessaloniki)
Country Albania
Italy
Language Albanian
Italian
Slovenian
Serbian

East, West, East: The Final Sprint (Albanian: Lindje, Perëndim, Lindje) is a Albanian comedy film directed by Gjergj Xhuvani. It goes about an amateur cycling team from Albania heads to France to take part in a tournament only to discover on the way that revolution has broken out in Albania.

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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]

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References

  1. ^ http://www.screendaily.com/high-point-films-takes-rights-to-east-west-east-the-final-sprint/4041459.article
  2. ^ a b "Albania looks 'East' for its Oscar choice". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118024715.html?categoryId=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 
  3. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar® Race". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 

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