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The station agent - Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Thomas McCarthy

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Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) wants to be left alone. But at 1.3 metres, fading into the crowd is an almost impossible task. Born with dwarfism, Fin has responded to the unsolicited attention that his condition attracts by choosing a life of separation, alone with his one passion: trains.

Solitude, however, is fleeting and when Fin finds his isolation threatened he retreats deeper into his self-contained world by taking up residence in an abandoned train depot in rural New Jersey, USA.

But much like the station agents that occupied small town depots before him, Fin finds himself, however reluctantly, enmeshed in the lives of his neighbours. A close call with a 4WD introduces Fin to Olivia Harris (Patricia Clarkson), a 40-year-old artist struggling with the recent death of her young son and the subsequent break-up of her marriage. The hot dog stand next door is run by Joe Oramas (Bobby Cannavale) an inquisitive 30-year-old with a talent for cooking and an insatiable hunger for conversation.

From the forgotten depot this mismatched threesome forge an unlikely bond, which ultimately reveals that even isolation is better shared.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama humour train station New Jersey relationships isolation lonely

Persons of interest

Peter Dinklage .... Finbar McBride
Patricia Clarkson .... Olivia Harris
Bobby Cannavale .... Joe Oramas
Raven Goodwin .... Cleo
Paul Benjamin .... Henry Styles
Michelle Williams .... Emily
Ileen Getz .... Mrs Kahn
Joe Lo Truglio .... Danny
Thomas McCarthy .... Screenwriter
Thomas McCarthy .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2004: Nominated: Best script (Thomas McCarthy), Best actor with a uterus (Patricia Clarkson), Best white trash (Finbar McBride - Peter Dinklage)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2006: Sundance at Karlovy Vary
Sundance Film Festival 2003: Audience Award Dramatic (Tom McCarthy); Special Jury Prize Dramatic (Patricia Clarkson for outstanding performance); Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award (Tom McCarthy); Nomination: Grand Jury Prize Dramatic (Tom McCarthy)