From the East
Trailer: From the East
Year: 1993
Genre: Documentary
Studio: RTP, Lieurac Productions, Paradise Films, La Sept-Arte, RTBF
Director: Chantal Akerman
Cast: Natalia Chakhovskaia
Crew: Chantal Akerman (Director), Chantal Akerman (Writer), Claire Atherton (Editor), Agnès Bruckert (Editor), François Le Bayon (Producer), Marilyn Watelet (Executive Producer)
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