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TOUR DU FASO

Film Info

Germany 2012 | 90 min. Director: Wilm Huygen

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augenschein Filmproduktion GmbH

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German Documentaries

TOUR DU FASO

Synopsis

Tour du Faso is Africa’s biggest cycling race - running directly across the savannah. Amid the clash of European perfectionism and African realities we follow German hobby adventurers, French ex-pros and African local heroes in their passionate fight for making their dreams come true. Our film does not focus on the question of who will win - instead, the attention lies on the inner journey of the protagonists. We take the audience on a time travel back into pre-commercialized decades. For our underdog heroes it is still the taking part that counts…