Sur les chemins noirs (2023)
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Jean Dujardin, Joséphine Japy, Jonathan Zaccaï, Dylan Roberts
After waking from a coma, an alcoholic writer sets out to cross France on foot against medical advice.
The story
While drunk, Pierre, a famous alcoholic writer, falls eight meters and lapses into a coma. After waking and undergoing only minimal rehabilitation, he decides to cross France on foot despite lasting effects and his doctors’ advice. He plans to travel from Mercantour National Park in the Alpes-Maritimes to the Nez de Jobourg in Manche, following only small paths marked in black on IGN maps. The route stretches just over a thousand kilometers, setting him on a demanding journey through the country.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
While drunk, Pierre, a famous alcoholic writer, falls eight meters and lapses into a coma. When he wakes up, after only minimal rehabilitation, he decides—despite his lasting effects and against the doctors’ advice—to cross France on foot, from Mercantour National Park (Alpes-Maritimes) to the Nez de Jobourg (Manche), taking only small paths, the ones marked in black on IGN maps. The route is just over a thousand kilometers long. The journey gives him the chance to delve back into his turbulent past and reflect on the meaning of life.
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