Train of Life

1998 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 9,756 VOTES · DIR. Radu Mihăileanu

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Overview

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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00:00:32 Once upon a time there was a Shtetl, a small Jewish village in Eastern Europe.
00:04:11 What would you tell your wives, children, grandchildren?
00:06:55 - How do we get the money? - From the community, and from donations.
00:09:47 - A real German don't do that. - Nobody then?
00:14:34 Esther!
00:17:26 I agree. It would be cheaper to pay for the train all at once.
00:22:05 You are going to leave me alone.
00:24:56 Quickly, tell the council and Mordechai!
00:29:05 - Faster than the lightning... - It flies over the clouds!
00:36:10 They have left...
00:40:15 New laws concerning the population of Jewish faith...
00:43:14 We also want the privileges and the comfort that comes with being German.
00:46:07 - No, why did it fail? - They changed route.
00:51:27 They keep tight family bonds.
00:55:54 Then it wouldn't be a long way at all...
01:00:30 A bad example for the children. Dirty communist!
01:03:28 Are you crazy? We can't go shopping in a village.
01:07:24 We'll meet at the Red Square.
01:11:18 Go ahead, take the Jew, I'll give him to you.
01:14:51 Traitor! A spy for imperialist and fascist powers!
01:17:41 What? My train?
01:22:18 I prefer the Nazi...
01:28:58 So all of this for nothing? We should try get through!
05:00:00 - Mordechai can't do anything anyway.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed967
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line05:00:00

Production Record

DirectorRadu Mihăileanu
LanguageFrench
Budget$154,790
Revenue$3,311,162
IMDb votes9,756