Peugeot Barbecue
MovieTitle | Barbecue-Pejo |
User score | 5 |
Release date | Jan 26, 2000 |
Genre | Comedy |
Director | Jean Odoutan |
Production country | Benin, France |
Production companies | Tabou-Tabac Films, 45 RDLC |
Run time | 86 min. |
A young peasant, Boubacar, owner of a corn field, wants to break free of his wretched existence and has an idea for a new job. He sells his field and uses the money to buy a broken-down old Peugeot 504 from an European couple. Boubacar wants to try his hand at being a bush taxi driver. But very soon, he sees that his dream cannot become reality : the engine of the old jalopy dies on him. Boubacar is ruined. His wife is forced into prostitution in the corn fields to meet the family's needs. But Boubacar is a resourceful, philosophical man. He strips the car down and uses the engine of the 504 as a barbecue to sell grilled corn in the streets. His hopes of being rich are renewed.