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After his mother’s death, a young fakir from the streets of Rajasthan, Aja, leaves India for France to track down the father he never knew. From the moment he arrives in Paris, nothing goes as planned. A disaster with an eccentric taxi driver leaves him stranded outside Paris at IKEA, where he falls head over heels for Marie, a lovely Franco-American who befriends him. But his hopes for love are dashed when he accidentally gets stuck in a wardrobe and shipped across Europe ! On the run from border police and bandits, he meets a colorful cast of characters as he hops across the globe escaping danger. Can his clever imagination and briefcase of magic tricks get him back to Paris to meet Marie and discover his father’s identity ?

Keywords

  • Best Novels Adaptation

Actors

  • Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse
  • Kay Greidanus
  • Erin Moriarty
  • Ben Miller
  • Amruta Sant
  • Barkhad Abdi
  • Bérénice Béjo
  • Dhanush
  • Abel Jafri
  • Gérard Jugnot

Director

  • Ken Scott

Comedy


1h 40min


-10

ENGLISH


DUTCH

FRENCH

France
2018
Trailer
After his mother’s death, a young fakir from the streets of Rajasthan, Aja, leaves India for France to track down the father he never knew. From the moment he arrives in Paris, nothing goes as planned. A disaster with an eccentric taxi driver leaves him stranded outside Paris at IKEA, where he falls head over heels for Marie, a lovely Franco-American who befriends him. But his hopes for love are dashed when he accidentally gets stuck in a wardrobe and shipped across Europe ! On the run from border police and bandits, he meets a colorful cast of characters as he hops across the globe escaping danger. Can his clever imagination and briefcase of magic tricks get him back to Paris to meet Marie and discover his father’s identity ?

After his mother’s death, a young fakir from the streets of Rajasthan, Aja, leaves India for France to track down the father he never knew. From the moment he arrives in Paris, nothing goes as planned. A disaster with an eccentric taxi driver leaves him stranded outside Paris at IKEA, where he falls head over heels for Marie, a lovely Franco-American who befriends him. But his hopes for love are dashed when he accidentally gets stuck in a wardrobe and shipped across Europe ! On the run from border police and bandits, he meets a colorful cast of characters as he hops across the globe escaping danger. Can his clever imagination and briefcase of magic tricks get him back to Paris to meet Marie and discover his father’s identity ?


Cast & Crew

ken-scott

Director

Ken Scott

sarah-jeanne-labrosse

Cast

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

kay-greidanus

Cast

Kay Greidanus

erin-moriarty

Cast

Erin Moriarty

ben-miller

Cast

Ben Miller

amruta-sant

Cast

Amruta Sant

barkhad-abdi

Cast

Barkhad Abdi

berenice-bejo

Cast

Bérénice Béjo

dhanush

Cast

Dhanush

abel-jafri

Cast

Abel Jafri

gerard-jugnot

Cast

Gérard Jugnot


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