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The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

  • L'extraordinaire voyage du fakir qui était resté coincé dans une armoire Ikea (Working title)
All titles (23)
Feature Film | 2017-2018 | Comedy, Film based on literary source | Belgium, France, India, USA

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Brief synopsis

Aja, a clever young street magician from Mumbai, sets out on an extraordinary journey when his mother passes away, to nd the father he never knew. He discovers love in a Swedish furniture store in Paris, mortal danger with Somali migrants in England, fame on a dance oor in Rome and adventure in a hot-air balloon over the Mediterranean sea. In the end, he realizes life’s true treasures - and who he really wants to be.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
DhanushAja [L]
Bérénice BejoNelly Marnay [L]
Erin MoriartyMarie [L]
Barkhad AbdiWiraj [SR]
Gérard JugnotGustave [SR]
Ben MillerOfficer Smith [SR]
Abel JafriCaptain Fik [SR]
Sarah-Jeanne LabrosseRose [SR]
Kay GreidanusPieter [SR]
Amruta SantSiringh [SR]
Edwin GilletJerry [BP]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Vfx supervisorThomas Duval
ColoristLionel Kopp
ColoristJulien Blanche
assistant
assistant
Director of photographyVincent Mathias
1st assistant cameraZoé Vink
Casting directorAvy Kaufman
Casting directorMarie-France Michel
Casting directorRachel Desmarest
Casting directorSebastián Moradiellos
Costume designerValérie Ranchoux-Carta
DirectorKen Scott
EditorPhilippe Bourgueil
Key gripRenaud Anciaux
Key gripNinad Nayampally
India
India
GafferDidier Versolato
GafferGanesh Hegde
India
India
ComposerNicolas Errèra
SongAmit Trivedi
ProducerAditi Anand
ProducerGeneviève Lemal
ProducerGulzar Inder Singh Chahal
ProducerGrégoire Lassalle
ProducerSamir Gupta
ProducerSaurabh Gupta
ProducerJaime Mateus-Tique
Delegate producerLuc Bossi
Co-producerDavid Danesi
Co-producerArlette Zylberberg
Co-producerNicolas R. de la Mothe
Co-producerKeshav Anand
Production designerPascal Dechesne
Production designerAlain-Pascal Housiaux
Production managerPierre Wallon
Unit manager (local system)Éric Grandjean
Assistant location managerGérard Royère
Assistant location managerLaurent Pascaud
(Paris)
(Paris)
ScreenwriterRomain Puertolas
ScreenwriterLuc Bossi
Literary sourceRomain Puertolas
novel
novel
Co-writerKen Scott
Production sound mixerDominique Warnier
Sound re-recording mixerMarc Doisne
Sound editorDamien Aubry

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 30/05/2018