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Import/Export

Play trailer Poster for Import/Export 2007,  2h 15m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 87% 31 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
87% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Olga (Ekateryna Rak) is a single mother whose low-paying hospital nursing job isn't enough to support her baby. With few options in her small Ukrainian town, she starts working as a nude model and soon finds herself in increasingly desperate situations. Thousands of miles away, Pauli (Paul Hofmann), who has just lost his job as a mall security guard, begins working with his sleazy stepfather. As they travel to Austria, Pauli grows distant and searches for a way out.
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Critics Consensus

A grim and disturbing vision from Ulrich Seidl, makes for an uncomfortable and uncompromising picture of life, that is anything but comfy and pedestrian.

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V.A. Musetto New York Post Jul 31, 2009
3/4
The mood is as dismal as the weather in Import/Export, by Austrian auteur Ulrich Seidl. Go to Full Review
Manohla Dargis New York Times Jul 31, 2009
4.5/5
Ulrich Seidl's Import Export is an unflinching, at times almost unbearably hard yet moral look at human exploitation. Go to Full Review
Keith Uhlich Time Out Jul 30, 2009
4/5
Import Export demands we contemplate the horror and the beauty of existence in equal measure. Go to Full Review
Christoph Huber Cinema Scope Oct 9, 2017
... fierce humanism in the face of a world shaped by market logic and humiliation. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Feb 5, 2010
3/4
Import Export adds the welcome element of humanity to stand between the cruelty and humor. Go to Full Review
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Jan 21, 2010
B+
There is never a moment telegraphed in the story...keeping me interested and attentive throughout its 2 hour runtime. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Ulrich Seidl

Director

Ekateryna Rak

Olga

Paul Hofmann

Actor

Maria Hofstätter

Actor

Georg Friedrich

Actor

Herbert Fritsch

Actor

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Synopsis Olga (Ekateryna Rak) is a single mother whose low-paying hospital nursing job isn't enough to support her baby. With few options in her small Ukrainian town, she starts working as a nude model and soon finds herself in increasingly desperate situations. Thousands of miles away, Pauli (Paul Hofmann), who has just lost his job as a mall security guard, begins working with his sleazy stepfather. As they travel to Austria, Pauli grows distant and searches for a way out.
Director
Ulrich Seidl
Screenwriter
Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 31, 2014
Runtime
2h 15m
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