An international co-production of Germany , the United Kingdom , Spain and Lithuania , the film was directed by Brad Anderson and stars Woody Harrelson , Emily Mortimer and Ben Kingsley . Filming began in December 2006 in Vilnius , Lithuania , with additional photography in Beijing and Russia . It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival in January 2008 , followed by a series of other international film festivals . It had a limited United States release on July 18 , 2008 , succeeded by limited cinema releases in a few more countries , before moving over to the DVD and TV market
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Transsiberian (film)