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Suzie Washington (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
84 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
Austria ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Florian Flicker

Written By:
Florian Flicker
Michael Sturminger

Actors:
Birgit Doll ..... Nana Iaschwili
August Zirner ..... Herbert Korn
Wolfram Berger ..... Hüttenwirt
Karl Ferdinand Kratzl ..... Illegaler Grenzgänger
Nina Proll ..... Stewardess
Carmen Loley ..... Polizistin
Merab Ninidze ..... Resa Madani
Liliana Nelska ..... Maria Holländer
Boris Eder ..... Reiseleiter
Antje Hochholder ..... Reiseleiterin
Brigitte Kren ..... Susie Haberl
Kathrin Maria Pilz ..... Frau Holler
Michael Kreihsl ..... Herr Holler
Johannes Nikolussi ..... Fernfahrer
Klaus Ortner ..... Tankwart

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***The DVD title contains English & German Audio with German Subtitles for English Audio segments***German Audio segments do not contain English subtitles***
After his debut with the low-budget science fiction film Half World (1993), Austrian director Florian Flicker returned with this road movie, mapping a route to take the viewer from Vienna and civilization to a deserted mountain wilderness near the Austrian-German border. Because teacher Nana (Birgit Doll), an instructor in French and Russian, uses a fake visa to depart her unnamed Soviet homeland for a U.S. destination, she's detained at the Vienna airport. Taking advantage of a distraction caused by another illegal alien, Nana escapes on a tour bus where she meets American tourist Suzie Washington. She later adopts this name during her brief encounters with several lonely men, as she travels across the unfamiliar landscape. Filmed with English and German dialogue and employing a blow-up from 16mm to 35mm, the drama was shown at the 1998 San Sebastian Film Festival (Open Zone) and the 1998 Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today).

Nana, fleeing the upheavals in the former Soviet republic that is her home, heads for the USA, where she has an uncle. Her plan is thwarted when her travel documents are inspected at Vienna airport and revealed as forgeries. Nana manages to escape from the transit lounge at the airport and, now instantly transformed into an illegal immigrant, relies on her wits and the kindness of strangers (typically, lonely men) as she makes her way west.

Drama. A Soviet refugee is held at Vienna Airport on her way to attempt entry into the United States. During an incident at the airport, she manages to evade the authorities and makes her way through the countryside, having taken the name 'Suzie Washington' from an American traveller she happens to meet.

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