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Train Birds
Train Birds
8.5
/10
265 Ratings

TRAIN BIRDS

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Directed by Peter Lichtefeld
Germany, Finland, 1998
Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Truck driver Hannes’s biggest dream is to win the International Train Time-Table Contest in Finland. When his boss cancels his holiday to go there, Hannes decides to set off by train anyway. But he is unaware that the police are pursuing him because of a murder. He then meets the mysterious Sirpa…

Synopsis

Truck driver Hannes’s biggest dream is to win the International Train Time-Table Contest in Finland. When his boss cancels his holiday to go there, Hannes decides to set off by train anyway. But he is unaware that the police are pursuing him because of a murder. He then meets the mysterious Sirpa…

Our take

Director Peter Lichtefeld’s debut is a quirky road movie featuring a charming performance from indie actor Joachim Król opposite Peter Lohmeyer (The Miracle of Bern). A poetic journey of self-discovery, Train Birds combines dry humor and a tender love story to form a gem of German ’90s cinema.