Train of Life (1998)

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103 min - Romance | War | Comedy - 16 September 1998 (France)

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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 4,527 users Metascore: 62/100
Reviews: 38 user | 46 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com

In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Lionel Abelanski	...	Shlomo
	Rufus	...	Mordechai
	Clément Harari	...	The Rabbi
	Michel Muller	...	Yossi
	Agathe de La Fontaine	...	Esther
	Johan Leysen	...	Schmecht
	Bruno Abraham-Kremer	...	Yankele
	Marie-José Nat	...	Sura
	Gad Elmaleh	...	Manzatou
	Serge Kribus	...	Schtroul
	Michel Israel	...	Sage 3
	Rodica Sanda Tutuianu	...	Golda
	Sanda Toma	...	Mere de Yossi
	Zwi Kanar	...	Lilenfeld
	Razvan Vasilescu	...	The Tzigan Colonel

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Central Europe, WWII. The village fool of a small Jewish community warns the townsfolk that the Nazis are coming, and advises them to build a fake deportation train to cross the Russian border and get to Palestine. Some Jews are dressed up with German uniforms, and soon they start getting strange ideas about how it feels to be a Nazi; others are infected with the fast-spreading germ of communism. Meanwhile, the Russian border gets closer and closer... Written by <spillo@maya.dei.unipd.it>

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Romance | War | Comedy | Drama

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Rated R for some sexuality and nudity See all certifications »

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France | Belgium | Netherlands | Israel | Romania

Language:

French | German

Release Date:

16 September 1998 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

El tren de la vida See more »

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,038 (USA) (7 November 1999) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$154,790 (USA) (28 November 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Belfilms, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Connections

References To Be or Not to Be (1942) See more »

Soundtracks

"Cine iubeste si lasa"
Written by Maria Tanase See more »

Train of Life (1998)
Train de vie (original title)

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