Wrecked on Road 17

A Feature film of

Luc Moullet

Produced by

Gemini Films

Production year2001

French release29/05/2002

Runtime1 h 21 min

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During the Gulf War, the paths of several groups of characters cross in France’s most desert-like region.
The cast is as follows: An astrophysician who works alone with Geraldine in an observatory high in the mountains. He’d like to seduce Geraldine, but she seems to prefer the shepherd who’s been relegated to a shabby hut nearby.
A group of filmmakers stuck in the middle of the countryside after their crew went on strike because lunch never turned up.
A squadron of stupid soldiers who consider even the most minor incident to be proof of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of France.
A maniacal geologist, oblivious of everything, who continues to search for the traces of a tectonic Big Bang in the most inaccessible places.
Hikers who think it’s a disgrace to hitchhike.
A horse breeder who earns his living by digging potholes with the purpose of trapping cars. He comes to people’s aid, using his cows to pull the cars free (Common Market agreements no longer allow him to make a living raising catt...