Summary

On the train, Roy and Jessie discover that the days of the Transsiberian’s glorious luxury have faded since the fall of the U.S.S.R. The famous train’s former glamor has disappeared, leaving cold steel carriages and taciturn fellow passengers, reputed to include drug traffickers. They take refuge in the company of a fellow western couple who arrive in their shared compartment, Carlos and Abby, who travel throughout the world giving language classes and re-selling handcraft, such as, on this occasion, Russian Matryoshka dolls.

Cast

Woody Harrelson … Roy

Emily Mortimer … Jessie

Kate Mara … Abby

Eduardo Noriega … Carlos

Thomas Kretschmann … Kolzak

Ben Kingsley … Grinko

Etienne Chicot … Frenchman

Mac McDonald … Minister

Colin Stinton … Embassy official

Release Dates

USA 18 January 2008 (Sundance Film Festival)

Germany 9 February 2008 (Berlin International Film Festival)

Turkey 13 April 2008 (Istanbul Film Festival)

USA 24 May 2008 (Seattle International Film Festival)

USA 19 June 2008 (Nantucket Film Festival)

UK 26 June 2008 (Edinburgh Film Festival)

USA 18 July 2008 (limited)

Belgium 8 October 2008 (Gent International Film Festival)