Train of Life
Train of Life

Movie·1998·1h 43m

Train of Life

Country

Belgium

Language

German

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The Story

Original title: Train de vie

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.

Producer

Radu Mihăileanu, Eric Dussart

Cinematography

Laurent Dailland

Music

Goran Bregović

Editor

Monique Rysselinck

Themes

naziconcentration campholocaust (shoah)villageworld war iideportationjewish lifeeastern europefooltrainshockingloving

Production House

Canal+
CNC
Raphael Films
Noé Productions
7IA
Hungry Eye Lowland Pictures

Audience Score

73%

294 votes

Skip8%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection33%

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Cast

Lionel Abelanski

Lionel Abelanski

Shlomo

Rufus

Rufus

Mordechai

Clément Harari

Clément Harari

Rabbi

Agathe de La Fontaine

Agathe de La Fontaine

Esther

Michel Muller

Michel Muller

Yossi

Johan Leysen

Johan Leysen

Schmecht

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Yankele

Gad Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh

Manzatou

Marie-José Nat

Marie-José Nat

Sura

Serge Kribus

Serge Kribus

Michel Israël

Michel Israël

Rodica Sanda Țuțuianu

Sanda Toma

Sanda Toma

Răzvan Vasilescu

Răzvan Vasilescu

Mihai Călin

Mihai Călin

Robert Borremans

Luminița Gheorghiu

Luminița Gheorghiu

Georges Siatidis

Georges Siatidis

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Crew

Laurent Dailland

Laurent Dailland

Director of Photography

Goran Bregović

Goran Bregović

Original Music Composer

Giorgos Arvanitis

Giorgos Arvanitis

Director of Photography

Monique Rysselinck

Editor

Radu Mihăileanu

Radu Mihăileanu

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Eric Dussart

Eric Dussart

Producer

Ludi Boeken

Ludi Boeken

Producer

Marc Baschet

Producer

Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela

Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela

Producer

Čédomir Kolar

Producer

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