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Far from the Barbarians

Apr 13, 1994 · 1h 33m
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Drama

PLOT

Zena lost her parents as a very young girl, and though she was born in Albania, only knows about life in Paris. She was raised by her uncle Selman, whom she is about to leave behind in order to start a new life in New York. Just before she leave, however, she hears of an Albanian who is being detained by French authorities for want of the proper paperwork. Ordinarily, that would not capture her attention. However, Vladimir, who is the man in question, claims to have information that Zena's father is not dead, and could be located. Zena postpones her trip to speak with Vladimir and, once he is free to travel, they begin to try and explore his information. There is only one problem in their traveling around France together: he doesn't speak a word of French, and she doesn't speak a word of Albanian. Somehow, they manage to communicate, and they eventually become lovers.

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CAST

Dominique Blanc
Zana
Timo Flloko
Vladimir
Sulejman Pitarka
Selman
Ronald Guttman
Vincent
Piro Mani
Luan Kodra
Fatos Zajmi
Dino
Françoise Bertin
Elena
Jeanne Marine
Alice
Directed by Liria Bégéja

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Urania Film, Prima Vista, KG Productions
Country
FR
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