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''East, West, East: The Final Sprint'' () is an
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Gjergj Xhuvani Gjergj Xhuvani (20 December 1963 – 14 August 2019) was an Albanian film director, screenwriter and producer. His 2001 film ''Slogans'' was Albania's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, b ...
. The film is about an amateur cycling team from
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
that learns while on their way to
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to take part in a tournament that a revolution is underway in
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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Awards

The film was selected as the Albanian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...
at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the January shortlist. Gjergj Xhuvani won the Best Director award at the Tirana Film Festival.


See also

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List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Bes ...
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List of Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Albania has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1996, but only a regular basis since 2008. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-l ...


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* 2009 films Albanian-language films Italian comedy films 2000s Italian-language films 2009 comedy films Cycling films Albanian comedy films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub