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Train of Life

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... Written by

Info about Train of Life

Studio(s): Canal+, CNC

Originally Released: United States, Sep 16, 1998

Production Countries: Belgium, Israel, Netherlands, Romania, France

Box Office Gross: $3,311,162.00

Budget: $154,790.00

Genres:Comedy, Drama, War