Far from the Barbarians
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Zena lost her parents as a very young girl, and though she was born in Albania, only knows about life in Paris. She was raised by her uncle Selman, whom she is about to leave behind in order to start a new life in New York. Just before she leave, however, she hears of an Albanian who is being detained by French authorities for want of the proper paperwork. Ordinarily, that would not capture her attention. However, Vladimir, who is the man in question, claims to have information that Zena's father is not dead, and could be located. Zena postpones her trip to speak with Vladimir and, once he is free to travel, they begin to try and explore his information. There is only one problem in their traveling around France together: he doesn't speak a word of French, and she doesn't speak a word of Albanian. Somehow, they manage to communicate, and they eventually become lovers.
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Cast
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Dominique Blanc
Zana
Known for
A Cat in Paris
The Most Precious of Cargoes
Timo Flloko
Vladimir
Known for
K-911
Patrick Blossier
Philippe Barassat
Also in
Aboubakar et moi (Chronique d'un confinement)
Eros & ARThanatos
Conchita Airoldi
Known for
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
Caro diario
Liria Bégéja
Sulejman Pitarka
Selman
Also in
The Small Encirclement
Our Shared House
Luc Barnier
Jean-Pierre Berckmans
Ronald Guttman
Vincent
Known for
Preacher
Hunters
Olivier Douyère
Marie-Rose Berckmans
Liria Bégéja Director · Olivier Douyère Screenplay Philippe Barassat Screenplay
First release April 13, 1994 · Produced in Belgium, France, Italy · Production Prima Vista, KG Productions
Production
Urania Film
Production
Prima Vista
Production
KG Productions
Production
Belgium · France · Italy
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Original title
Loin des barbares
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 13, 1994
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