4 Latas (2019) Spanish Movie.

4 Latas (2019) Spanish Movie. Few days back I was talking to my colleague about his last years bike trip to Leh from Pune and back. The guy is a legend when it comes to riding and he wouldn't miss a biker's festival ever anywhere in India. His next trip is going to be a cross country from Pune to Nepal, Bhutan etc and while we were talking about his plans and how can we be a part of his trip in our car the name of this movie cropped up. He insisted that we watch this movie asap as the movie covers one of the most treacherous drive ever and that is crossing the Sahara desert starting from Spain to Mali :), I had to logon to Google to know what exactly was the terrain. My mind got blown by just watching over the African map and on top of that the maniacs start from Spain and finish their drive in Mali, what happens to them on the drive and how they cross the desert is movie all about. Why they do that, can be anybody's guess as well have few of those crazy friends who have the most whacky ideas and on top of that they have the will to fulfill them too. On top of all that as if that all is not interesting, "4 Latas" is actually a very capable Renault 4x4 vehicle known as "4L". A movie named after a car in my books is a must watch just for the name. On top of that the main lead character is played by one of my favorite French star Jean Reno. He hardly gets his due in any of the movies that he has done but in 4 Latas, he is full on action and plays an amazing character with superb style. Movie is based on the life of a trio of friends who have done multiple crossings of the same desert a few times in the younger days and a lot of road trips. One of them is passing his last days suffering from some disease with his wife in Mali. His wife writes a letter to his friends informing that he has very few days left and they may not be able to see their friend anymore. This dying guy has a daughter too, the two friends meet her for the first time and ask her to join them to meet her father and she gives them an idea that her father may not like the idea of them flying to to meet him rather they should do a cross country trip on a car that he himself built for her so when she turns 18 she would take it for a spin. As they look at each other and at the car and at themselves if they will be able to cross the desert or finish the trip in one piece is something you've got to watch the movie for and for the rest of the electrifying journey. The people they meet and some old acquaintances as their past comes hitting on them makes it an amazingly superb watch. Visually the movie is stunning and so is its background score and music. Other than Jean Reno the rest of the characters are lesser known (at-least to me) but they are totally amazing in the characters that they enact. I had a jolly good time watching their histrionics. Have you seen "4 Latas"? If not, trust me you have no idea what you are missing. You've got to watch it without fail ASAP and do come back with your thoughts. And if you have seen it, do let me know how you like it.