Movie idea: an introverted Finnish boy from Kemijärvi and an extroverted Portuguese girl from Lagos connect on an online forum about #climate action.
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@Pepijn where is halfway, Haparanda?
@bovine3dom Padborg. He arrives by much delayed ECE replacement bus, she arrives on a much delayed IC3 from Flensburg.
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@bovine3dom Padborg. He arrives by much delayed ECE replacement bus, she arrives on a much delayed IC3 from Flensburg.
@Pepijn one of the lesser known advantages of Mercator is that it's uniform in north-south rail travel time
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Movie idea: an introverted Finnish boy from Kemijärvi and an extroverted Portuguese girl from Lagos connect on an online forum about #climate action.
They decide to meet halfway. Defying their families wishes to travel by plane they'll travel with three day #interrail passes, the furthest their budget reaches.
Will their love overcome the harsh reality of the European train system?
Naturally some added drama is needed. Some ideas:
As Sami is about to leave he's sees that the once daily connection from Kemi to Haparanda is down. Turns out his older brother has flown a drone into some powerlines while filming the families reindeer herd. Together they fix it just in time.
Thousands of kilometres away Inês has problems of her own as the blistering summer has expanded the tracks, making train traffic impossible. Will she manage to reroute via Ponte Internacional Tui-Valença?
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Naturally some added drama is needed. Some ideas:
As Sami is about to leave he's sees that the once daily connection from Kemi to Haparanda is down. Turns out his older brother has flown a drone into some powerlines while filming the families reindeer herd. Together they fix it just in time.
Thousands of kilometres away Inês has problems of her own as the blistering summer has expanded the tracks, making train traffic impossible. Will she manage to reroute via Ponte Internacional Tui-Valença?
@Pepijn shut up and take my money, when is this coming to Cannes
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Naturally some added drama is needed. Some ideas:
As Sami is about to leave he's sees that the once daily connection from Kemi to Haparanda is down. Turns out his older brother has flown a drone into some powerlines while filming the families reindeer herd. Together they fix it just in time.
Thousands of kilometres away Inês has problems of her own as the blistering summer has expanded the tracks, making train traffic impossible. Will she manage to reroute via Ponte Internacional Tui-Valença?
I think @jon can have a small cameo on the French - German border, arguing about Schengen with the German border police.
It holds up the train just long enough for Inês to be able to board it and not miss a connection.
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I would seriously enjoy watching this movie btw. It can become a proper feel good story about two young people on a shared (connected digitally, then physically) adventure. And by traveling by train it can also be a very #european story.
Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.
Anyway. I'd watch it.
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I would seriously enjoy watching this movie btw. It can become a proper feel good story about two young people on a shared (connected digitally, then physically) adventure. And by traveling by train it can also be a very #european story.
Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.
Anyway. I'd watch it.
@Pepijn i love the idea, but could it be both main characters are women? Make it a lesbian train story too?
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I would seriously enjoy watching this movie btw. It can become a proper feel good story about two young people on a shared (connected digitally, then physically) adventure. And by traveling by train it can also be a very #european story.
Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.
Anyway. I'd watch it.
Yes! I'd watch it too.
Oh, someone please make this film, and using real Portuguese and Finnish actors.
I'd imagine #WalterPresents would be interested in this too. (I wish he was on Fedi).
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117259373055778215
Movie idea: an introverted Finnish boy from Kemijärvi and an extroverted Portuguese girl from Lagos connect on an online forum about #climate action.
They decide to meet halfway. Defying their families wishes to travel by plane they'll travel with three day #interrail passes, the furthest their budget reaches.
Will their love overcome the harsh reality of the European train system?
@Pepijn I would like to propose to make it into a mini series that switches between the two protagonists for each episode.
(Edit to add:) This gives you more time to explore each country and give each episode a different feel based on local culture and railway system.
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@Pepijn i love the idea, but could it be both main characters are women? Make it a lesbian train story too?
@quixoticgeek Sure. Whatever works with the actors. I think it'd be nice to get some real locals from both ends of #europe
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I would seriously enjoy watching this movie btw. It can become a proper feel good story about two young people on a shared (connected digitally, then physically) adventure. And by traveling by train it can also be a very #european story.
Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.
Anyway. I'd watch it.
@Pepijn I'd watch it too! But it could be a series. Each country/change they pass through an episode, exploring a bit of the local stuff and encounters etc.
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I would seriously enjoy watching this movie btw. It can become a proper feel good story about two young people on a shared (connected digitally, then physically) adventure. And by traveling by train it can also be a very #european story.
Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.
Anyway. I'd watch it.
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117259373055778215
Movie idea: an introverted Finnish boy from Kemijärvi and an extroverted Portuguese girl from Lagos connect on an online forum about #climate action.
They decide to meet halfway. Defying their families wishes to travel by plane they'll travel with three day #interrail passes, the furthest their budget reaches.
Will their love overcome the harsh reality of the European train system?
@Pepijn don't forget heating expenses
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@Pepijn I would like to propose to make it into a mini series that switches between the two protagonists for each episode.
(Edit to add:) This gives you more time to explore each country and give each episode a different feel based on local culture and railway system.
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I would seriously enjoy watching this movie btw. It can become a proper feel good story about two young people on a shared (connected digitally, then physically) adventure. And by traveling by train it can also be a very #european story.
Traveling by train also makes for an excellent opportunity to show lots of relatable human interaction on the way, both on trains and in the places along the way.
Anyway. I'd watch it.
@Pepijn
There is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trains%27n%27Roses
I really liked that movie. I'd definetely would watch the one with your plot. -
@Pepijn
There is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trains%27n%27Roses
I really liked that movie. I'd definetely would watch the one with your plot.@Pepijn
Some people met on the train:
- rude and offending white business guy compkaining aboug a three-minute-delay
- train nerd, talking two hours about different signaling systems. @langsamfahrt can provide contacts.
- Parents following their little children exploring the length of the train. Twice.
- Relaxed couple bringing their own tablecloth to the bord bistro to celebrate their kanelbullar and tea/coffee. -
@Pepijn where is halfway, Haparanda?
@bovine3dom Haparanda to Kemijärvi is about 200 km. Malmö to Haparanda is about 1500 km.And Malmö to Lagos (Portugal) is about 3100 km. I think that puts the middle somewhere just north of Frankfurt am Main.
That is, if I managed to pick "only train routes" and my rough distance estimates aren't too far off.
If you pick Helsinki (and ignore any route that takes you on a ferry from Sweden to Finland...), the halfway point is approximately Hamburg.
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@Pepijn I'd watch it too! But it could be a series. Each country/change they pass through an episode, exploring a bit of the local stuff and encounters etc.
@markiejiang
Fantastic idea. I'm sure EU would support the project too. I remember an action (?) tv series a some years ago called "The Team" I think this was also supported by EU funding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Team_(TV_series)
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@Pepijn/117259373055778215
Movie idea: an introverted Finnish boy from Kemijärvi and an extroverted Portuguese girl from Lagos connect on an online forum about #climate action.
They decide to meet halfway. Defying their families wishes to travel by plane they'll travel with three day #interrail passes, the furthest their budget reaches.
Will their love overcome the harsh reality of the European train system?
What is Lagos doing in Portugal? When I went there, it was in Nigeria.
