Train of Life
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Train of Life

7.3 / 10 1998 1h 43mNR French
DramaComedyWar

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Lionel Abelanski

Lionel Abelanski

Shlomo

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Radu Mihăileanu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Train of Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker