Trans-Siberian

I had the opportunity to watch a good movie this past weekend: Trans-Siberian. A movie from 18 years ago! Russia and the former Soviet Union have always been on the top of my travel list and now with the silly war, it doesn't seem very easy to be able to make that trip happen soon. The only feasible options are China and Turkey but we'll see. Trans-Siberian is not a political movie but pokes at the Soviet Union and Russia at a few scenes. The only known actors, to me, are Sir Ben Kingsley and Woody Halerrson but there is another British, whose performance is really good and in fact is the center of the story: Emily Mortimer. 

A more official, if that word means anything here, map of Trans-Siberian railway courtesy of a tour company. If I'm going to Russia I will try to get on a train to take this route and will check the cities and towns in between but not using a tour. Not that there's anything wrong with them. It's not just my thing.

The plot has interesting twists and takes you with the story. I'm not going to spoil the movie by telling the story but after seeing it, I think travelling across Russia on Trans-Siberian could be very dangerous and it has nothing to do with the story! Why? It's Russia. I don't know how quick the emergency crew's response is if anything happens to the train on its 9200 Km (5700 m) trip! The movie is highly recommended. Enjoy but don't forget that it has been rated R. R for Robert! I'm kidding! This was part of a dialogue in one of my favorite movies of all time, Dr. Strangelove by Stanley Kubrick! R for movies, as you all know, stands for Restricted!

(Photo, top: Emily Mortimer, looking at the Trans-Siberian map in a scene of the movie)