年逾七十的作曲家汤姆·怀特曼(FrancisX.McCarthy饰)罹患癫痫和血栓痴呆,他早已分不清现实世界,更遗忘女儿杰姆(MarianneFarley饰)的存在。他的脑海,早已退转到那个充满奇幻色彩的童年时代。记忆的最深处,生活在孤儿院的10岁少年汤姆(奎恩·罗德QuinnLord饰)受到雪人的邀请,御空飞行追赶多年未曾谋面的父亲(IlkkaVilli饰)。他们遭遇风暴,坠落在一处陌生所在,四周是回环往复的不变旋律,汤姆甚至见到了年仅7岁的杰姆(KeyannaFielding饰)。仿佛不曾存在过的世界,以及三代人剪不清理还乱的情感纠葛。弥留之际的老人,灵魂困在朽败的躯体内,经历着毕生刻骨难忘的旅程…… Death,DeceitandDestinyAboardtheOrientExpressisa2000thrillerfilmaboutagroupofinternationalterroristswho,afewdaysbeforethestartofthenewmillennium,lureagroupofveryrichcelebritiesandbusinesspeopleonboardtheOrientExpressfromParistoIstanbulinordertoextortlargesumsofmoneyfromthem.ThescreenplayforthemoviewaswrittenbyPeterWelbeck(akaHarryAlanTowers)andPeterJobin.Thefilm,whichwasdirectedbyMarkRoper,starredRichardGrieco,JoannaBukovska,RominaMondello,ChristophWaltz,SendhilRamamurthyandGötzOtto.