The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018)

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.

Director:

Ken Scott

Writers:

Romain Puértolas (screenplay), Luc Bossi (screenplay)

Stars:

Dhanush, Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dhanush	...	Ajatashatru Lavash Patel
Bérénice Bejo	...	Nelly Marnay
Erin Moriarty	...	Marie
Barkhad Abdi	...	Wiraj
Gérard Jugnot	...	Gustave
Ben Miller	...	Officer Smith
Abel Jafri	...	Captain Fik
Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse	...	Rose
Kay Greidanus	...	Pieter
Amruta Sant	...	Siringh
Vinod Jaywant	...	Giri
Naman Jain	...	Leader
Svar Kamble	...	Sidekick
Rewanth Patil	...	Outcast
Hearty Singh	...	Young Aja

Storyline

Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and performing as a 'fakir' who can do impossible miracles. After his mother's untimely death, he sets out on a journey to find his father and rise from poverty.

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Plot Keywords:

singing on a truck | singing in a car | singing in a police station | based on a novel | 

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Taglines:

Based on the novel by Romain Puertolas, the film recounts an Indian street magician's eventful journey to Paris in search of his father. Directed by Ken Scott, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir stars Dhanush, Berenice Bejo and Erin Moriarty in the lead roles.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content and brief strong language.

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the project was announced, Alexandra Daddario, Uma Thurman and Gemma Arterton were a part of the cast.

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Goofs

On the Europe map shown when Aji is traveling, the capitol of Switzerland, Berne, is marked incorrectly. The red star labeled "Berne" actually is at the location of Zurich.

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Crazy Credits

Behind the scenes clips of the movie being filmed appear during the closing credits

User Reviews

Pretty good..

I have not read the book so can't compare to it. But it's a nice feel good type of movie that has that sense of wonder and magic about it. There are way better movies of the genre out there, and to be fair a lot worse also! It's good enough, but nothing truly "extraordinary".

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

France India Belgium Singapore USA

Language:

English Tamil

Release Date:

20 June 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,267,486

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brio Films, Scope Pictures, Little Red Car Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min 101 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1