Tour du Faso (2014)

Tour du Faso (2014) poster

Culture clash on the sandy streets of Burkina Faso. Africa’s biggest cycling race, the Tour du Faso, is a ten-stage challenge where adventurous European amateur cyclist and African local heroes compete passionately to make their dreams come true. Yet the film does not focus on the question of who will win – instead, it puts the protagonists’ experiences centre stage. TOUR DU FASO takes the audience time travelling back to pre-commercialised decades. Following the Tour du Faso, we learn more about cycling, Africa and the extraordinary fighting spirit of the underdogs. Here, it is still the taking part that counts...

Director: Wilm Huygen
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date:

Cast

Music: Georg Rohbeck, JAN WENDELER
Cinematography: Andreas Köhler
Editing: Anika Simon, Rainer Nigrelli
Production: Augenschein Filmproduktion, La Huit
Country: France, Germany
Language: Deutsch, Français
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Wilm Huygen
More Films in Genre: Documentary

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tour du Faso about?
Culture clash on the sandy streets of Burkina Faso. Africa’s biggest cycling race, the Tour du Faso, is a ten-stage challenge where adventurous European amateur cyclist and African local heroes compete passionately to make their dreams come true. Yet the film does not focus on the question of who will win – instead, it puts the protagonists’ experiences centre stage. TOUR DU FASO takes the audience time travelling back to pre-commercialised decades. Following the Tour du Faso, we learn more about cycling, Africa and the extraordinary fighting spirit of the underdogs. Here, it is still the taking part that counts...
Who directed Tour du Faso?
Tour du Faso was directed by Wilm Huygen.
Who stars in Tour du Faso?
Tour du Faso stars ABDOUL AZIZ NIKIEMA, RASMANE OUEDRAOGO, MAHAMADI SAWADOGO, WAHAB ABDOUL SAWADOGO, HAMIDOU YAMEOGO, HAMIDOU ZIDWEIBA.
How long is Tour du Faso?
Tour du Faso has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
What genre is Tour du Faso?
Tour du Faso is a Documentary film.
Where was Tour du Faso produced?
Tour du Faso was produced in France, Germany.