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The Passport

19901h 43mGeorgiy Daneliya

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Merab, a Georgian taxi driver who mistakenly crosses into Israel while seeing off his Jewish brother, Yasha, gets stuck without documents. He gets entangled in bureaucratic nightmares, mistaken identity, and KGB plots while trying to return home.

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What is The Passport (1990) about?

Merab, a Georgian taxi driver who mistakenly crosses into Israel while seeing off his Jewish brother, Yasha, gets stuck without documents. He gets entangled in bureaucratic nightmares, mistaken identity, and KGB plots while trying to return home.

Who stars in The Passport?

The Passport stars Gérard Darmon (Merab Papashvili/Yasha Papashvili), Natalya Gundareva (Inga), Oleg Yankovskiy (Borya - nicknamed «Paris»), Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (Semyon Klain - «Senya»), Evgeni Leonov (Embassy employee in Austria). The film was directed by Georgiy Daneliya.

How long is The Passport?

The Passport has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1990.

Where can I watch The Passport?

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