East, West, East: The Final Sprint

East, West, East: The Final Sprint
Directed by	Gjergj Xhuvani
Written by	Gjergj Xhuvani
Produced by	High Point Films[1]
Starring	Shkumbin Istrefi Nela Lucic
Release date	November 14, 2009 (2009-11-14) (Thessaloniki)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	Albania Italy
Languages	Albanian 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

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

• 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

1. Ward2008-10-17T17:24:00+01:00, Audrey. "High Point Films takes rights to East, West, East - The Final Sprint". Screen.
2. 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.

External links

• East, West, East: The Final Sprint at IMDb