4L
2019 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 5.9 · 52% critics
Two longtime friends set out on a cross-desert road trip from Spain to Mali, hoping to reach a gravely ill companion and help him reconnect with his estranged daughter. Along the way, the unlikely group faces setbacks, meets helpful strangers, and discovers what friendship and family mean under harsh conditions.
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Details
- Original title
- 4 latas
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-03-01
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (171 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, feel-good buddy road trip with big desert views, simple humor, and heart; Not for you if you need tight plotting or sharp dialogue like in Samba.
Pros: feel-good road-trip vibe; striking desert scenery; warm friendship themes | Cons: basic storyline; uneven acting; clunky dialogue
Themes
- male friendship
- northern africa
- sahara desert
- road trip
- intercultural relationship
Cast & crew
Jean Reno
as Jean Pierre
Hovik Keuchkerian
as Tocho
Susana Abaitua
as Ely
Arturo Valls
as Soriano
Enrique San Francisco
as Joseba
Juan Dos Santos
as Mamadou
Francesc Garrido
as Alain
Directed by Gerardo Olivares