An American couple, Roy (Woody Harrelson) and Jessie (Emily Mortimer), decide to take the long way home from their recent sojourn in Asia on the legendary Trans-siberian Express train from Beijing to Moscow. When Roy accidentally gets separated from the group at a stopover, Jessie begins to realize that their compatriots aren’t exactly who or what they seem to be. The real danger begins to surface as a deceitful Russian detective (Sir Ben Kingsley) and locals terrorize Jessie in this unforgettable journey.
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the wackness - sundance 2008 - audience award winner
Madman announces latest Sundance acquistion – The Wackness Directed by Jonathan Levine. Cast: Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Method Man, Mary-Kate Olsen and Farnke Janssen In the sweltering summer of 1994, Rudy Giuliani is scouring New York City within an inch of its life, hip-hop is permeating white youth culture, and a pot-dealing loser kid, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck), is trying to figure out how to solve his parents. Squires (Ben Kingsley), who trades him therapy sessions for weed.
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