Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Marc Turtletaub Director
- Fionn Whitehead as Jay Parini
- Luis Gnecco as Jorge Luis Borges
- Alan Cumming as Alastair Reid
- Peter Mullan as George Mackay Brown
- Freya Mavor Cast
- John Gordon Sinclair Cast
- Morven Christie Cast
- Dylan Blore as Father Burns
- Gavin Jon Wright as John
- Gilly Gilchrist as Robert McGill
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