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Synopsis

A train travels across Italy toward Rome. Onboard is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was; a family of Albanian refugees who switch trains and steal a ticket; three brash Scottish soccer fans en route to a match; and a complaining widow travelling to a memorial service for her late husband who's accompanied by a community-service volunteer who's assisting her. Interactions among these Europeans turn on class and nationalism, courtesy and decorum, and opportunities for kindness.

Directors

Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, Ermanno Olmi

Writers

Paul Laverty, Ermanno Olmi, Abbas Kiarostami

Language

Italian

Country

United Kingdom, Italy

Release date

25 March 2005

Box office

$367,072

Ensemble

Cast

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  Carlo Delle Piane

  Professor

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  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

  PR Lady

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  Silvana De Santis

  Italian Lady

• Filippo Trojano

  Filippo

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  Martin Compston

  Jamesy

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  Gary Maitland

  Spaceman

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  William Ruane

  Frank

• Blerta Cahani

  Albanian Family Girl

• Klajdi Qorraj

  Albanian Family Boy

• Aishe Gjuriqi

  Albanian Family Mother

• Sanije Dedja

  Albanian Family Grandmother

• Kledi Salaj

  Albanian Family Baby