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