Krapatchouk (1993)
Two young men have left their obscure Balkan country to earn some money as "guest workers" in western Europe. On their way back home, they attempt to change trains in Paris but encounter surprising difficulties from the ticket authorities there. It seems that political changes have rendered their homeland nonexistent, and their passports are no good. Before long, they are stranded in Paris without passports, without a country, and soon even their luggage is stolen. Their fumbling efforts to straighten out the mess result in the French press getting into the act, labeling them as Russian spies. The Parisian expatriate community takes them into its bosom, and romance blooms between one of the lads and a Spanish hatmaker, before they finally achieve a (highly improbable) solution for their difficulties.
Director: Enrique Gabriel
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Guy Pion as Polsi |
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Pyotr Zaychenko as Tchelorek |
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Ángela Molina as Lisa |
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Didier Flamand as Lagachis |
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Jean-Pierre Sentier as Marceau |
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Óscar Ladoire as Arthur |
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Hadi El Gammal as Ahmed |
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Serge-Henri Valcke as Fuselier |
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Mary Santpere as Cornélia |
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Serge Marquand as Philemon |
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Jean-Christophe Bouvet as Ministre |
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Catherine Vichniakoff as Femme Projévitsa |
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Raymond Avenière as Patron entrepôt |
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Raúl Fraire as Alvarez |
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Dieudonné Kabongo as Mahmoud |
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Jacques Herlin as Travailleur immigré |
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Jaoued Deggouj as Travailleur arabe |
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Alexandre Cambas as Travailleur grec |
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Nicole Duret as Secrétaire patron |
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Michel Israël as Pampaloni |
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Muriel Lejeune as Présentatrice TV |
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Catherine Claeys as Préposée SNCF |
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Hélène Gailly as Josiane |
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Jean-François Politzer as Inspecteur SNCF |
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Jean-Paul Humpers as Chef de service |
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José María Sagone as Orateur conférence |
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Yelena Samarina as Militaire soviétique |
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Oscar F. Kolombatovich as Militaire américain |
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Aïda Trujillo as Cartomancienne |
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Bruno Georis as Lecteur train |
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Elisabeth Rodriguez as Femme pressée |
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Estelle Marion as Mathilde |
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André Schonfeld as Ambassadeur URSS |
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Romy Patton as Chouchou |
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Felicitas Munin as Interprète conférence |
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Anne Boutemy as Fille poursuite |
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Fabrice Tebeka as Garçon poursuite |
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Romy Abradelo as |
| Directing | Enrique Gabriel | Director |
| Writing | Enrique Gabriel | Writer |
| Production | Alain Keytsman | Producer |
| Production | Jaime Oriol | Producer |
| Production | Paulino González | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Raúl Pérez Cubero | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Isabelle Dedieu | Editor |
| Art | Víctor Alarcón | Production Design |
| Art | Joaquín Domínguez | Art Direction |
| Art | Pierre-François Limbosch | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aïda Trujillo | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Núria Gómez | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Eric Dionysius | Production Manager |
| Production | Joaquín Domínguez | Unit Manager |
| Production | Kris Goris | Unit Manager |
| Production | Georges Vittini | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Andrés del Arco | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Frédéric Cordier | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alain Monne | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Antonio Olivares | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bernard Vander Donckt | Assistant Director |
| Art | Bob Goossens | Property Master |
| Art | Marc-Philippe Guerig | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Philippe Baudhuin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Colette Beltran | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Luis Castro | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Dani Fontrodona | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Miguel Rejas | Sound |
| Sound | Bernadette Dupont | Sound |
| Camera | Guy Canu | Key Grip |
| Camera | Marc Freyens | Grip |
| Camera | Ángel Gómez Martín | Key Grip |
| Camera | Serge Hannecart | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Guy Maezelle | Electrician |
| Lighting | Alberto Muñoz | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Fulgencio Rodríguez | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jean-François Roqueplo | Grip |
| Camera | Philippe de Smet | Key Grip |
| Production | Gerda Diddens | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Delfín Prieto | Wardrobe Master |
| Directing | Joëlle Keyser | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Viktor Kisin | Music |