December 1945. Swedish writer Gunnar Vern is going to Europe to help rebuild war-torn Berlin. While riding the train, he finds no time to read the book of the beloved philosopher Wittgenstein. He is attracted by interesting fellow travelers - a constantly quarreling couple of elderly gays, a cynical doctor and his mistress who are making plans to defeat his wife, an injured soldier whose already traumatized head is being beaten one after another, German refugees from the Baltics and finally a pedantic sleeper. Not all train passengers will reach Berlin alive ... With strokes of farce and black humor, directing wit and elegance, eccentric dialogues, the film is equal to a masterpiece of this genre - the film "Murder on the Orient Express".
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 37 min.
- Country, year
- Sweden, 2003
- Genre
- Thriller, Comedy
- Language
- Swedish
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Peter Dalle
- Screenplay
- Peter Dalle
- Cinematography
- Goran Hallberg
- Cast
- Gustaf Hammarsten, Magnus Roosmann, Robert Gustafsson, Gosta Ekman, Peter Dalle, Kristina Tornqvist, Anna Bjork, Lena Nyman, Lars Amble
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Peter Dalle
Peter Dalle, born in 1956, is a director, scriptwriter and actor. He works for the Royal theatre in Stockholm as well as for TV and cinema. He created one of the Sweden’s most popular TV series of all time with his comedy „Lorry“. His early cinema films such as „The dream house“, „Yrrol: an enormously well thought out movie“, and „Unmarried couples: a comedy that will break you up“ were box office hits.
