| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC. |
| Language |
Primarily German, with English, Russian or Slovak dialogue; optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
At head of title: Palisades Tartan Video. |
| Cast |
Ekateryna Rak, Paul Hofmann, Michael Thomas, Maria Hofstatter, Georg Friedrich. |
| Credits |
Cinematographers, Ed Lachman, Wolfgang Thaler ; editor, Christof Schertenleib. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Olga is a nurse from the Ukraine who only knows poverty. She searches for a better life in the West. Paul is an unemployed security guard from Austria who travels to the East in search of the same. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, and life. Olga comes from a place where unremitting poverty is the order of the day. Paul comes from a place where unemployment doesn't mean hunger, but a crisis of meaning and sense of uselessness. Both are struggling to believe in themselves and to find a meaning in life. |
| Note |
Special features: Interview with director Ulrich Seidl; interview with cinematographer edition Lachman, trailers. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Awards |
Festival de Cannes Official selection. |
| Subject |
Nurses -- Ukraine -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Unemployed -- Austria -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Job hunting -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Self-realization -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (GERMAN), VIDEODISCS.
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FOREIGN FILMS (RUSSIAN), VIDEODISCS.
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FOREIGN FILMS (SLOVAKIAN), VIDEODISCS.
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| Genre |
Comedy films.
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Feature films Austria.
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Motion pictures, German.
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Motion pictures, Russian.
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| Added Author |
Seidl, Ulrich, 1952-
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Franz, Veronika.
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Rak, Ekateryna.
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Hofmann, Paul.
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Thomas, Michael, 1962-
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Hofstätter, Maria, 1964-
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Friedrich, Georg, 1966-
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Coproduction Office (Firm)
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Sterreichisches Filminstitut (Firm)
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Filmfonds (Wein)
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Land Niedersterreich (Firm)
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Vivendi Entertainment (Firm)
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| Music No. |
TVD 2059 Vivendi Entertainment |
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