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East/West

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })East/West is a 1999 film directed by Regis Wargnier, starring Sandrine Bonnaire and Oleg Menshikov.Russia, 1946. In the wake of the Soviet victory in World War II, Josef Stalin has issued a blanket amnesty for all Russian expats who have been exiled since Red October in 1917. The film opens with a boat bringing exiles back from Franch. Among them are Aleksei Golovin (Menshikov), his French wife Marie (Bonnaire), and their 7-year-old son Seryozha.The hopes of the new arrivals are crushed the moment they arrive at the dock. Stalin's "amnesty" was a grotesque trick, and instead everyone arriving on the boat is either imprisoned or executed. Everyone, that is, except Aleksei and his family, because Stalin's country needs doctors. The Golovins settle down to a grim existence in Kiev. Marie starts demanding to go home, while Aleksei starts integrating better into Soviet life. Marie's deep unhappiness drives a wedge between the couple, and both have affairs, Marie's with a young competitive swimmer named Sasha (Sergei Bodrov) whom Marie resolves to help escape.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Catherine Deneuve has a small role as Gabrielle, an actress who helps Marie and Seroyozha escape back to France.
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 Driven to Suicide
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 Driven to Suicide: Sort of. Sasha attempts suicide in France when he's told that he can't stay there and wait for Marie, but instead has to go to Canada.
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 Get Out!
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 Get Out!: When Aleksei confesses that he cheated on her, Marie throws him out of their room.
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 Commie Land: The nightmare of life in Stalin's Russia, where just talking with a foreigner can get you chucked into prison.
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 And Starring
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 And Starring: Catherine Deneuve gets an "in the role of Gabrielle" credit.
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 Cigarette of Anxiety: After the true horror of their situation is brought home to Aleksei after he hears his wife being tortured, he hunches over in a hallway, smoking a cigarette and twitching. When Marie comes to him after she's finally released, he breaks down in tears.
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