Along the Smugglers' Trail

Along the Smugglers' Trail

1990
30m
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Documentary Adventure
Overview

Pierluca Rossi's Lungo La Pista Dei Contrabbandieri (1990) is an adventure documentary about a mountain bike crossing of the 700 km between the towns of Tamarasset and Djanet in the southern Algerian Sahara, from the Hoggar mountain range to the Tassili n'Ajjer. This crossing, supported by a 4x4 truck and a motorcycle, and never before undertaken by bicycle, emphasizes the rediscovered dimension of slowness, similar to the caravans of the Tuareg, in contrast to the unnatural speed of mechanized desert travel in the 1990s, which was considered the norm at the time due to the distorted image provided by the Paris-Dakar Rally and other similar events.

Status: Released

Language: IT

Production Information

Spoken Languages
Italian

Keywords

mountain biking algeria djazair hoggar mountains algerian sahara tassili n'ajjer italian expedition vtt

Quick Facts

Original Title Lungo la pista dei contrabbandieri
Release Date January 1, 1990
Status Released
Language IT
Website Visit Site

Cast

Pierluca Rossi
Pierluca Rossi

Self

Pieli Monica
Pieli Monica

Self

Thomas Teora
Thomas Teora

Self

Giovanni Pierluigi De Cesari
Giovanni Pierluigi De Cesari

Self

Key Crew

Pierluca Rossi
Director
Pierluca Rossi
Writer