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Right after World War II, 8,000 to 10,000 Frenchman of Russian origin or married to Russians, responded to Stalin's call to come to the Soviet Union. Stalin's trap closed around them. Most of them perished on the other side of the Iron Curtain without ever seeing France again. This story, which inspired Regis Wargnier's film East-West, is still little known. We found the last survivors of these events which marked the last century. Fifty years after the death, in March 1953, of the "people's little father," one of the greatest dictators of the 20th century, they tell the poignant story of an impossible homecoming for the first time.

France - 2002 - 52 mn - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Xavier Deleu, Nicolas Jallot Script Xavier Deleu, Nicolas Jallot Camera Xavier Deleu Sound Christian Vignal, Hervé Dichampt Editing Litsa Fassio Music Christian Vignal

Production Ampersand, Fabrice Estève, 35, rue du Sentier, 75002 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4411 1234 Fax : +33 (0)1 4411 1230 E-mail : festeve@ampersand.fr Co-Production France 5, France 3 Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne, France 3 Paris-Ile de France, France 3 Méditerranée

Sales Ampersand, Jean Dufour, 35, rue du Sentier, 75002 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 4411 1234 Fax : +33 (0)1 4411 1230 E-mail : jdufour@ampersand.fr