The Passport (1990)

The Passport (1990)

1990-06-06 Austria, France, Soviet Union 103 Min. PG-13
6.3 24 votes

Overview

A man, who becomes mistaken for his brother who was immigrating to Israel from USSR, finds himself caught up in the middle of a bureaucratic mess when he realizes that if he tells the truth about who he is, he will go to jail and his brother's family will never be allowed to leave the USSR. He therefore assumes his brother's identity to get to Israel hoping his distant uncle living there will help him out. The plan backfires, however, when he realizes that the uncle is a paranoid lunatic thinking the KGB is out to get him. He becomes stranded in Israel with no friends, no money, and no passport, trying to figure out a way to get back home.

Cast

Gérard Darmon is Merab Papashvili/Yasha Papashvili
Merab Papashvili/Yasha Papashvili
Олег Янковский is Borya - nicknamed «Paris»
Borya - nicknamed «Paris»
Армен Джигарханян is Semyon Klain - «Senya»
Semyon Klain - «Senya»
Евгений Леонов is Embassy employee in Austria
Embassy employee in Austria
Леонид Ярмольник is Borya's Israeli partner
Borya's Israeli partner
Levan Pilpani is Vakhtang Papashvili - father
Vakhtang Papashvili - father
Ya'ackov Ben-Sira is Bernstein - Inga's uncle
Bernstein - Inga's uncle
Nina Ter-Osipyan is Inga's aunt
Inga's aunt
Sharon Hacohen is Jane - american journalist
Jane - american journalist