TGV


1h 28m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A motley assortment of passengers are on a bus (nicknamed TGV) from Dakar in Senegal to Conakry, Guinea. There are troops in the streets, and warnings of a rebellion on the Guinea border, but the bus carries on. Along the way, it picks up a deposed government minister making a rapid exit, and two cl

Film Details

Also Known As
TGV Express - Der schnellste Bus nach Conakry
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Flach Film; Les Films Du Crocodile; Pyramide Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

A motley assortment of passengers are on a bus (nicknamed TGV) from Dakar in Senegal to Conakry, Guinea. There are troops in the streets, and warnings of a rebellion on the Guinea border, but the bus carries on. Along the way, it picks up a deposed government minister making a rapid exit, and two clueless French tourists.

Film Details

Also Known As
TGV Express - Der schnellste Bus nach Conakry
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Flach Film; Les Films Du Crocodile; Pyramide Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France April 28, 1999

Released in Germany April 29, 1999

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998

Shown at Carthage International Film Festival (in competition) October 22-31, 1998.

Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.

color

Dolby SR

dialogue French and Wolof

Sophomore directing effort for Moussa Toure, after "Toubab Bi".

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998

Released in France April 28, 1999

Released in Germany April 29, 1999