One Way Ticket (2001)
"Un aller simple" (original title)

I am a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. My boss, Loupiac, is having an affair with my wife. I can't take it any longer. I accepted this mission to escape the situation. 'Humanitarian Attaché': I have to take a young clandestine back to his country. He belongs to the tribe of the Grey Men of Irguiz, secluded since prehistoric times in a secret city of the Great Atlas. The kid is ... See full summary »

Director:

Laurent Heynemann

Writers:

Albert Algoud, Laurent Heynemann,

Stars:

Jacques Villeret, Barbara Schulz, Lorànt Deutsch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jacques Villeret	...	Jean-Pierre
Barbara Schulz	...	Valérie
Lorànt Deutsch	...	Aziz
Jean Benguigui	...	Place Vendôme
Eva Ionesco	...	Clémentine
Nathalie Krebs	...	Chantal
Christophe Odent	...	Loupiac
Wilfrid Bosch	...	L'amateur de vahiné (as Wilfried Bosch)
Melissa Mars	...	Lila (as Melissa Maylee)
Christophe Aquillon	...	Sam, le gentil flic
Jalil Naciri	...	Matéo
Stéphane Jobert	...	Le commissaire
Florence Hautier	...	La conductrice de la décapotable
Luc Palun	...	Le flic arrestation
Alexandre Pottier	...	Le photographe

Storyline

I am a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. My boss, Loupiac, is having an affair with my wife. I can't take it any longer. I accepted this mission to escape the situation. 'Humanitarian Attaché': I have to take a young clandestine back to his country. He belongs to the tribe of the Grey Men of Irguiz, secluded since prehistoric times in a secret city of the Great Atlas. The kid is amazing. I suspect that his identity papers are fake, that he probably made up this legend. But to believe him is the best way to return him to his home, and it makes me feel good. The power of a legend is unbelievable, once you've decided to believe in it... Being with the kid makes me rediscover life, revive my dreams. And Valérie, the guide he talked me into employing, is about to become the biggest love of my life. Real life now begins...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | bath | undressing | based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

30 May 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

One Way Ticket

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Ciné Valse, Profidev

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

User Reviews

If stupidity were primed...

This is a good example of what political correctness can do to cinema. French cinema is apparently not immune to it. This movie is ridiculous, predictable and.... very second rate if not third rate!

Characters are no more credible than the story itself. Quite pathetic indeed.