Two young Germans spend three and a half years traveling around the world just by hitchhiking, bus, train and ship. They travel almost 100,000 kilometers through Europe, Asia, North and Central America.
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The fantasy disappears and the experience begins: so says the character in the film as she touches for the first time – an elephant in India. The dialogue immediately asks the audience which would be considered more important, fantasy or pleasure?
The film begins with the title: “The First Year”, where the feet touch the ground. The couple, Gwen and Patrick, the subjects of the film are on their way, singing to Bulgaria in what appears to be a cab. It is revealed late that the subjects are hitchhiking around the world, first leaving Germany towards Bulgaria and soon in in Kazakhstan. Armed…
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