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A nurse from Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Both are looking for work, a new beginning, an existence, struggling to believe in themselves, to find a meaning in life...

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2007-10-18

Runtime: 135 mins

Director: Ulrich Seidl

Spoken language: Deutsch, Pусский, Español, Український, Slovenčina

Genres: Drama

Original title: Import/Export

Production Companies: Pronto Film, Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion, Essential Filmproduktion

Production Countries: Austria, Ukraine, Germany

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