Max Embarrassing 2
– 1979: Cousins Carole and Jérôme go on an organized trip to Odessa, behind the Iron Curtain. During..
1979: Cousins Carole and Jérôme go on an organized trip to Odessa, behind the Iron Curtain. During the day, posing as tourists celebrating their engagement, they visit monuments and museums. In the evening they slip away from the group and meet “refuseniks”, Jews persecuted by the Soviet regime for wanting to leave the country. While Carole is motivated by political commitment and a taste for risk, Jérôme’s motivation is Carole.
27 Nov 2013
French, Hebrew, Russian, English
Philippe Kotlarski, Anne Weil
Philippe Kotlarski, Anne Weil
Soko, Jérémie Lippmann, Vladimir Friedman, Ania Bukstein
1979. Carole and Jerome are 20 and go on tour in Odessa, behind the Iron Curtain. They are cousins and pretend engaged. The day as tourists, they visit monuments and museums. In the evening, they part company and the group meet clandestinely refuseniks, Jews harassed by the Soviet regime for trying to leave the country. They discover an unknown world, brutal and absurd. If Carole is driven by the commitment and willingness to take risks, to Jerome, the real motivation of this trip is Carole.
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