París-Tombuctú
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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.
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Cast
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Michel Piccoli
Michel des Assantes
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Concha Velasco
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Antonio Resines
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Guillermo Montesinos
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Known for
Pan's Labyrinth
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Luis Ciges
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Known for
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Luis García Berlanga Director · Jorge Berlanga Writer Antonio Gómez Rufo Writer
First release September 10, 1999 · Produced in Spain · Production Anola Films, Calabuch Films
Production
Freedonia Films
Production
Anola Films
Production
Calabuch Films
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Spain
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Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 10, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
March 12, 2004 · Digital
Poland
October 25, 2001 · Digital
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