Belgium / France / Israel / Netherlands / Romania,
1998, 103 min
Directed by:
Radu MihaileanuScreenplay:
Radu MihaileanuComposer:
Goran BregovicCast:
Lionel Abelanski, Rufus, Michel Muller, Agathe de La Fontaine, Luminița Gheorghiu, Marie-José Nat, Gad Elmaleh, Răzvan Vasilescu, Constantin Drăgănescu (more)Plots(1)
This comedy-drama is set in Central Europe during the summer of 1941. Yiddish-speaking Jews purchase a train, forge identity papers, and leave town. Posing as both prisoners and Nazis, they hope to reach Palestine via the Soviet Union, but problems arise when they encounter real Germans. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 1999 - Lionel Abelanski (Most Promising Actor)
- 1999 - Radu Mihaileanu (Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation)
Venice Film Festival
- 1998 - Radu Mihaileanu (FIPRESCI Prize)
Sundance Film Festival
- 1999 - Radu Mihaileanu (Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic)
Miami Film Festival
- 1999 - Radu Mihaileanu (Audience Award - Best Feature Film)