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, the directorial debut of composer

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. The film is a musically-rooted road trip comedy. The film was made by Open Palm Films and Rather Good Films Ltd and is represented by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution. The film was released in United Kingdom cinemas on 18 September 2020.

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said in an interview with RTÉ "This won't take too much of your time. And you don't need to be blown out of your seats; you can just be a human being and watch this little journey and feel things. It has its own heartbeat, unlike anything else". ''

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'' called the film "a Francophile fantasy" and "a whimsical French car chase". The Upcoming gave the film 4 stars calling it "a perfect example of the kind of pleasant diversion one should seek during these trying times".

Cast

as The Thin Man *

Stephen Dillane Stephen John Dillane (; born 27 March 1957) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film ''The Hours (film), The Hours'', Stannis Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2012–2015) and T ...

as The Damp Man *

Maïwenn Maïwenn Aurélia Nedjma Le Besco (; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker. Early life Maïwenn Le Besco was born on 17 April 1976 in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, the daughter of artist Cather ...

as The Biker *

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as The Hotel Manager * Sasha Hails as The Woman * Muna Otaru as The Chef *

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as The Singing Man

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