In Transit

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In Transit
Directed by Tom Roberts
Produced by Jimmy de Brabant
Michael Dounaev
Kami Naghdi
Written by Natalia Portnova
Simon van der Borgh
Starring Thomas Kretschmann
John Malkovich
Daniel Brühl
Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Vera Farmiga
Music by Dan Jones
Cinematography Sergei Astakhov
Editing by Paul Carlin
Distributed by To be announced
Release date(s) To be announced
Running time To be announced
Language English
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In Transit (also known as In Tranzit) is a film based on the true story of German prisoners of war in a Russian work camp after World War II. The film was directed by Tom Roberts, and stars Thomas Kretschmann, John Malkovich, Daniel Brühl, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, and Vera Farmiga. According to the film's producers, it will likely premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2007.

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The film tells the story of German prisoners of war who are mistakenly taken to a Russian transit women's prison, which temporarily contains women before they are sent to the Gulag. The prison's wardens are women, who want to take revenge of the German soldiers who killed their loved ones during the war. As time passes, the female wardens overcome their hatred for the prisoners and begin to treat them as ordinary people, including engaging in intimate relationships with them.

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  • Thomas Kretschmann: Max
  • Vera Farmiga: Natalia
  • Daniel Brühl: Klaus
  • John Malkovich: Pavlov
  • Ingeborga Dapkunaite: Vera
  • Yevgeni Mironov: Andrei

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