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Transit (2018)

| Drama | 1 March 2019 (USA)
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When a man flees France after the Nazi invasion, he assumes the identity of a dead author whose papers he possesses. Stuck in Marseilles, he meets a young woman desperate to find her missing husband - the very man he's impersonating.

Director:

Christian Petzold

Writers:

Christian Petzold (adaptation), Anna Seghers (novel)

Stars:

Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Giese | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Franz Rogowski ... Georg
Paula Beer ... Marie
Godehard Giese ... Richard
Lilien Batman Lilien Batman ... Driss
Maryam Zaree Maryam Zaree ... Melissa
Barbara Auer ... Architect / Frau
Matthias Brandt ... Barmann / Erzähler
Sebastian Hülk ... Paul
Emilie de Preissac Emilie de Preissac
Antoine Oppenheim Antoine Oppenheim ... Binnet
Louison Tresallet Louison Tresallet ... Jean Binnet
Justus von Dohnányi Justus von Dohnányi ... Conductor
Alex Brendemühl ... Mexican Consul
Trystan Pütter ... American Consul
Ronald Kukulies Ronald Kukulies
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When a man flees France after the Nazi invasion, he assumes the identity of a dead author whose papers he possesses. Stuck in Marseilles, he meets a young woman desperate to find her missing husband - the very man he's impersonating.

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assumed identity | assuming identity of a dead person | train ride | reference to olympique de marseille | reference to borussia dortmund | See All (52) »

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Drama

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Official Sites:

Neon Productions [France] | Official Facebook | See more »

Country:

Germany | France

Language:

German | French | French Sign Language

Release Date:

1 March 2019 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Tranzit See more »

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Schramm Film, Neon Productions, Arte France Cinéma See more »
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1
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Trivia

According to Christia Petzold, Transit is the last chapter of his trilogy called "Love in Times of Oppressive Systems". The trilogy also includes Barbara (2012) and Phoenix (2014). See more »

Connections

References Dawn of the Dead (1978) See more »

Soundtracks

Road to Nowhere
Performed by Talking Heads
Written by David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison
(c) Index Music, Inc., WB Music Corp.
(p) 1985 Sire Records Company
Courtesy of Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & WARNER MUSIC Group Germany Holding GmbH, A Warner Music Group Company
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Intricate, unexpected story
25 November 2018 | by dascalu_mihai – See all my reviews

What I liked: the intertwined and unexpected developments of this love triangle (or square?) of WW2 refugees in Marseille... ingeniously "teleported" in the current days. What I didn't like: the somehow uncertain adaptation to a story of seemingly current events...
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