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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #76 Transsiberian

Published on June 19, 2012

#76. Transsiberian

Director: Brad Anderson
Writers: Will Conroy and Anderson
Producers: Julio Fernández
Distributor: Currently Seeking Distribution

The Gist:Crime thriller revolves around an American couple
(Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer) traveling on the Trans-Siberian Railway from China to
Moscow. When they meet another couple (Mara and Noriega), the result is a train
ride full of deception and murder. Ben Kingsley and Thomas Kretschmann will play Russian
police officers pursuing the couples.

Fact: Anderson last directed two episodes of The Wire.

See It: This is yet another example of how the filmmaker is at ease in the thriller genres with a twist. I’m expecting The Machinist type results with superb perfs from this cast.

Release Date/Status?: Sundance and Berlin film festival showcases will help find this film a domestic distributor – a late year release is probable.

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).