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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

"Chance" is everything.

20186.91h 36m

Overview

Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.

Directed by Ken Scott
Written by Jon Goldman, Romain Puértolas, Ken Scott
Produced by Luc Bossi, Grégoire Lassalle, Gulzar Inder Chahal
Box Office0Revenue: $3.3M

Top Cast

Dhanush

Dhanush

Ajatashatru Lavash Patel

Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo

Nelly Marnay

Erin Moriarty

Erin Moriarty

Marie

Barkhad Abdi

Barkhad Abdi

Wiraj

Gérard Jugnot

Gérard Jugnot

Gustave

Ben Miller

Ben Miller

Officer Smith

Abel Jafri

Abel Jafri

Captain Fik

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

Rose

Kay Greidanus

Kay Greidanus

Pieter

Amruta Sant

Amruta Sant

Siringh

Themes & Keywords

zealousfakireuropean refugee crisiswonderjoyousadmiringcheerfulcomfortingcompassionate

About The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a comedy, adventure, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of zealous, fakir, european refugee crisis, wonder, joyous, admiring. Directed by Ken Scott, it stars Dhanush, Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty. Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.

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