Les Interdits (2013)
Directed by Philippe Kotlarski, Anne Weil

Drama

Film Synopsis

In 1979, Carole and Jérôme set out on a package tour to Odessa, the historic seaport behind the Iron Curtain.  Both are in their early twenties and are cousins, but they pretend they are engaged to be married.  By day, they pass themselves off as tourists, visiting the famous museums and monuments.  By night, they slip away from their group and have secret meetings with Refuseniks, Jews who are persecuted by the Soviet regime.  Carole and Jérôme discover an unknown world that is both brutal and absurd...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Philippe Kotlarski, Anne Weil
  • Script: Philippe Kotlarski, Anne Weil
  • Cinematographer: Frédéric Serve
  • Cast: Soko (Carole), Jérémie Lippmann (Jérôme), Vladimir Fridman (Viktor), Ania Bukstein (Vera), Martin Nissen (Léon), Alexandre Chacon (David), Artyom Tkachenko (Anton), Yekaterina Medvedeva (Anna Brailowski), Igor Ovadis (M. Dutkin), Alexander Senderovich (Nathan Brailowski), Marina Tomé (Mme Cordelier), Arnaud Duléry (M. Cordelier), Brigitte Roüan (Jérôme's mother), Ariel Braunstein (Antoine), Leo Rupin (Lazar), Victor Kraslavskiy (L'ami de Viktor), Waldemar Hooge (Officier des douanes), Yanina Lisovskaya (Officier des douanes), Albina Heinrich (Dièjournaia), Marianna Bocharnikova (Guide day 1)
  • Country: France / Russia / Canada / Germany
  • Language: French / Hebrew / Russian / English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 100 min

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