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Poster for Tour du Faso

Tour du Faso

2014

Overview

Culture clash on the sandy streets of Burkina Faso. Africa’s biggest cycling race, the Tour du Faso, is a ten-stage challenge where adventurous European amateur cyclist and African local heroes compete passionately to make their dreams come true. Yet the film does not focus on the question of who will win – instead, it puts the protagonists’ experiences centre stage. TOUR DU FASO takes the audience time travelling back to pre-commercialised decades. Following the Tour du Faso, we learn more about cycling, Africa and the extraordinary fighting spirit of the underdogs. Here, it is still the taking part that counts...

Details

Status
Released
Release date
May 29, 2014
Original language
German
Spoken languages
French, German
Countries
France, Germany
Director
Wilm Huygen
Cinematography
Andreas Köhler
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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