Import/Export (2007)
- Directed by
- Ulrich Seidl
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Austria
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rated
- 18+
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 124 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a Ukrainian nurse who travels to Austria for work, and an Austrian security guard who goes to Ukraine hoping for opportunity. Their paths cross as both search for a better life.
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What happens
Import/Export is an Austrian drama film by the director Ulrich Seidl from 2007. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix - Golden Apricot reward at the Yerevan International Film Festival. The film was shot in Vienna, Ukraine, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia from 2005 until May 2007 on 16mm film. Simultaneously, the film follows a nurse from Ukraine searching for a better life in the West and an unemployed security guard from Austria heading East for the same reason. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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