París-Tombuctú (1999)

5.9/10 • 113 min • Comedy

Overview

The frustration and vital weariness of Michel des Assantes, a prestigious plastic surgeon in Paris, is unbearable: he has a wife whom he does not love, a son who is foreign to him and friends whom he despises but, at the same time, he is incapable of taking his own life. One day, he buys a bike from a bizarre cyclist who was to make the Paris-Timbuktu route and sets out to make the journey: then, Timbuktu becomes for him the Promised Land.

Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel des Assantes

Concha Velasco

Amparo Soler Leal

Juan Diego

Santiago Segura

Antonio Resines

Javier Gurruchaga

Guillermo Montesinos

Enrique San Francisco

Eusebio Lázaro

Luis Ciges

Fedra Lorente

Sophie Evans

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