Summaries

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.

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...—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • farce
  • freight train
  • tragicomedy
  • fable
  • jewish deportation
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Sep 15, 1998
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin Netherlands France Belgium Romania Israel
Language German French
Filming locations Romania
Production companies Noé Productions Raphaël Films 7IA

Box office

Gross US & Canada $98687
Gross worldwide $3311162

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 43m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby SR
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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