''Eastern Drift'' is a 2010 Lithuanian crime film directed by

Šarūnas Bartas Šarūnas Bartas (born 16 August 1964) is a Lithuanian film director. He is one of the most prominent Lithuanian film directors internationally from the late 20th century. His 2015 film '' Peace to Us in Our Dreams'' was screened in the Director ...

, starring Bartas and Klavdiya Korshunova. Its Lithuanian title is ''Eurazijos aborigenas'' and its French title is ''Indigène d'Eurasie'', which means "Eurasian native". It tells the story of a drug smuggler who wants to quit, but is betrayed and tries to flee, together with his prostitute ex-girlfriend, from

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. The film premiered in the Forum section of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

as Gena * Klavdiya Korshunova as Sasha * Erwan Ribard as Philippe * Elisa Sednaoui as Gabrielle * Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux as Aurélien

Reception

Neil Young wrote in ''

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'': "The fact that Bartas -- no oil-painting -- has co-devised a scenario where he's lusted after by two gorgeous babes may strike many as narcissistic. Ditto his decision to give himself numerous close-ups and to show off his wiry physique in a nude scene that allows contemplation of his trim buttocks. ... Taken as a whole, however, there is something quietly persuasive and cumulatively engaging about ''Eastern Drift'', not least the way it depicts a Europe that seems to have become progressively 'Russified' since the early 1990s. Bartas finds grey, bleak corners of every city he comes across, often with ironically inappropriate terms like 'Eldorado' and 'Shangri-La' spelled out in Cyrillic neon on building fronts." '' Variety's'' Leslie Felperin wrote: "With the nicely shot but messily assembled thriller ''Eastern Drift'', a French-Lithuanian-Russian co-prod, Lithuanian helmer-writer-lenser-thesp Sharunas Bartas further demonstrates, after '' Seven Invisible Men'', that he should stick to camera operating. ... Dire editing, Bartas’ inability to shoot action, act himself or direct thesps all create a tedious excursion."

References

External links

''Eastern Drift''
at the production company's website 2010 crime drama films 2010 films Films directed by Šarūnas Bartas Films set in France Films set in Moscow Lithuanian drama films 2010s French-language films 2010s Lithuanian films {{Lithuania-film-stub