Sebastián (35) has two passions: his favourite rock band Vox Dei and his ageing Peugeot 505 inherited from his father; everything else interests him little. Newly married and broke, he takes a job as a private chauffeur. One of his passengers is the elderly Muslim Jalil, who makes him an unusual offer: Sebastián is to drive Jalil to his brother in La Paz, 3,000 kilometres away – a job Sebastián cannot refuse because of the good pay. However, it soon drives him to despair – the old man chews garlic incessantly, only wants to listen to Arabic music and instead of making fast progress, they have to stop five times a day to pray. Jalil has planned the trip down to the last detail, but everything turns out quite differently.

Director & Writer: Francisco Varone
Camera: Cristian Cottet
Editor: Federico Peretti, Alberto Ponce
Producer: Gema Juarez Allen, Dolores Llosas, Juan Taratuto, Gunter Hanfgarn
Co-Production: Gema Films (Argentinien), Habbekrats (Niederlande), HANFGARN & UFER
Sponsored by: Incaa, Dutch Filmfond, EED/EZEF

Sebastian: Rodrigo de la Serna
Khalil: Ernesto Suarez
Jazmin: Elisa Carricajo

– Bronze Alexander, Best Feature, Internationales Filmfestival Thessaloniki (Griechenland), 2015
– Nominierungen zum besten Schauspieler sowie bester Debutfilm, Argentinische Academy Awards, 2015
– Best Breakthrough Actor, Mar del Plata Filmfestival (Argentinien), 2015
– Preis der Jury, Bester Debutfilm, Filmfestival Genf (Schweiz), 2015
– Busan International Film Festival (Südkorea)
– Chicago International Film Festival (USA)
– Göteborg International Film Festival (Schweden)
– Cinelatino Filmfestival
– Festival Latinoamerico de Sankt Gallen (Schweiz)
– Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (Kanada)
– Filmfest München
– Latino Festival of San Diego (USA)
– Cartagena Film Festival (Kolumbien)
– Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexiko)