Synopsis
Jay Parini finds himself stuck in a Morris Minor, chauffeuring the brilliant, blind Jorge Luis Borges through Scotland. Quiet and conservative, 23-year-old student Parini dreams of becoming a writer but is at a loss to make sense of the wild, irrepressible 70-year-old Borges. As the journey takes a surreal turn, their differences magnify until, in the tradition of a classic road trip, the two ultimately find common ground.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Marc TurtletaubDirector
- Oren MovermanWriter
- Ross ClarkeWriter
- Volker BertelmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fionn WhiteheadJay Parini
- Luis GneccoJorge Luis Borges
- Alan CummingAlastair Reid
- Peter MullanGeorge Mackay Brown
- Freya MavorCast
- John Gordon SinclairCast
- Morven ChristieCast
- Dylan BloreFather Burns
- Gavin Jon WrightJohn
- Gilly GilchristRobert McGill
Themes
chauffeurscotlandbased on true storyroad tripwriterbased on memoir or autobiographystudent mentor relationshipstudentbased on real personintergenerational