4L

4L (2019)

4 latas

Nothing happens in the desert, but on board a 4L everything happens

To find Joseba, a dying friend, and see him reunite with his daughter Ely, two old friends, Jean Pierre and Tocho, embark with her on a road trip through the Sahara desert, from Spain to Mali.

Date of release
2019-03-01
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (172)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Gerardo Olivares

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria

4L is a 2019 Spanish comedy film directed by Gerardo Olivares and written by Olivares and María Jesús Petrement. The plot revolves around Tocho, who is a rough, bad-mannered alcoholic; Jean Pierre, who was once a womanizer but has matured; and Ely. They are all travelling from Spain to Ely's father Joseba who lives in Tombuctu, Mali, and is on his deathbed. They decided to travel there by using Ely's father's old car, a car in which they used to do road trips.

Production

Filming took place over a period of eight weeks on the Spanish islands of Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, as well as in Morocco and Senegal. The actors never visited Algeria, Mali or Timbuktu, as featured on screen.

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