Man on the Train

Man on the Train

A poet. A thief. Two strangers with nothing in common are about to trade their lives for a chance to cheat their destinies.

200290 min6.6 / 10

A contemplative character study about two strangers—a thief and a poet—who form an unlikely bond while exploring the roads not taken in their lives.

A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

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