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East, West, East: The Final Sprint

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East, West, East: The Final Sprint
Directed byGjergj Xhuvani
Written byGjergj Xhuvani
Produced byHigh Point Films[1]
StarringShkumbin Istrefi
Nela Lucic
Release date
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesAlbania
Italy
LanguagesAlbanian
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b 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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