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Far from the Barbarians ()

Loin des barbares (original title)
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Zena (Dominique Blanc) 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 (Sulejman Pitarka), whom she is about to leave behind in order to start a... See more »

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Zana
Timo Flloko ...
Vladimir
Sulejman Pitarka ...
Selman
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Vincent
Piro Mani ...
Luan Kodra
Fatos Zajmi ...
Dino
François Toumarkine ...
Hotel Manager
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Elena
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Alice
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacques Benelli ...
Voisin Kamer
Anila Dervishi ...
Nièce Dino
Xhevdet Ferri ...
Réfugié Creil
Ermira Filaj ...
Mariée
Emine Hasanaj ...
Marieta
Ruben Herri ...
Marié
Arjan Kambo ...
Réfugiés Mourmelon
Anisa Markarian ...
Femme Roissy
Lec Shllaku ...
Réfugiés Mourmelon
Ida Vukoviq ...
Patronne café
Ndriçim Xhepa ...
Selman jeune
Luiza Xhuvani ...
Marieta jeune

Directed by

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Liria Bégéja

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Philippe Barassat ... () (as Philippe Barassa)
 
Liria Bégéja ... ()
 
Olivier Douyère ... (adaptation)

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Conchita Airoldi ... associate producer
Jean-Pierre Berckmans ... producer
Marie-Rose Berckmans ... associate producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras ... producer

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Pino Cako

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Patrick Blossier
Spartak Papadhimitri

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Luc Barnier

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Andrea Dominguez ... assistant editor (as Andréa Dominguez)
Bruno Patin ... color timer
Marie-Christine Ruh ... assistant editor

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Luan Rama

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Pierre De Craen ... (as Pierre Decraen)
Pierre Deroo

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Ylli Beqiri

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Hervé Soulié ... makeup artist

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Julie Gavras ... assistant director
Pierre Minot ... assistant director
Sakip Skepi ... assistant director

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Jean Casanova ... boom operator
Stéphanie Granel ... sound
Cécile Ranc ... sound editor
Gérard Rousseau ... sound
Patrice Séverac ... synchronization
Philippe van Leer ... foley artist
Eric Vaucher ... sound

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Nicolas Bertherat ... still photographer
Nathalie Durand ... assistant camera
Rachid Madaoui ... electrician
Jean-Louis Melchior ... grip
Philippe Pantanella ... electrician
Yves Vandersmissen ... grip

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Dina Arbib ... assistant réalisateur
Pauline Goetzmann ... production administrator (as Paulette Goetzmann)
Anne-Françoise Luton ... assistant: Michèle Ray-Gavras

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Plot Summary

Zena (Dominique Blanc) 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 (Sulejman Pitarka), 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 (Timo Flloko), 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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Also Known As
  • En attendant les barbares (France)
  • Lontano dai barbari (Italy)
  • Far from the Barbarians (World-wide, English title)
  • Far from the Barbarians (United States)
  • Far from the Barbarians (United Kingdom)
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  • 93 min
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