The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018)

Directed by

Ken Scott

Genre

drama film, comedy film, adventure film

Country

India, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

G

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 310 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A street magician from Mumbai travels across the world to find his father. Along the way he gets trapped in an Ikea wardrobe and meets a series of colorful characters.

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What happens

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a 2018 adventure comedy film directed by Ken Scott and written by Scott, Romain Puertolas, and Luc Bossi. It is based on the French novel The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe by Puertolas. The film stars Dhanush in the lead role, with Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty, Barkhad Abdi, Gérard Jugnot, and Ben Miller as the supporting cast. The premise follows a street magician from Mumbai who embarks on a global journey to find his father. The film was shot in India, Belgium, France and Italy. This film marked Dhanush's international debut. The film released in France on 30 May 2018 and in India, USA, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia on 21 June 2019. Alongside the English original version, a subtitled French version and a Tamil dubbed version was released owing to the popularity of Dhanush. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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