TransSiberian
Short description
TransSiberian is a crime thriller about an American couple, Roy and Jessie, who travel home by train from Beijing to Moscow along the Trans-Siberian route. On board they meet another pair of travellers, Abby and Carlos, and a police officer, Grinko, who is investigating the murder of a drug trafficker. What begins as an unusual journey for the couple turns dangerous as they are drawn into the plans of those around them.
The film was directed by Brad Anderson, who wrote the screenplay with Will Conroy. It followed his earlier features Happy Accidents, Session 9 and The Machinist, and came before Vanishing on 7th Street, The Call and several later films. The cast includes Woody Harrelson as Roy, Emily Mortimer as Jessie, Kate Mara as Abby, Eduardo Noriega as Carlos, Thomas Kretschmann as Myassa and Ben Kingsley as Grinko.
Produced across several countries with a budget of about 15 million dollars, TransSiberian took roughly 6 million dollars at the worldwide box office. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6.4 out of 10 from around 841 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is partially based on the memories of director Brad Anderson, who once traveled on the Trans-Siberian Express himself.
- Emily Mortimer, who played Jessie, speaks Russian. She studied the language and spent a year in Moscow.
- In the film, Lithuania is presented as Siberia.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
