| Director | Thomas McAlevey |
|---|---|
| Genre | documentary film |
| Country | Sweden |
| Budget | $500 |
On a quest for the perfect partner, an American man chooses a Japanese woman to attempt a 30,000-mile adventure across Africa, in a beach buggy.
The film opens in Stockholm, following the life of McAlevey, who decides to recruit a female companion for the adventure. The journey begins during a blizzard – forcing the pair to drive, roofless, through a freezing Europe and over snow-covered Alps. In the Sahara desert, the buggy literally falls to pieces, paralleling the growing tribulations of Yoshiko and McAlevey’s relationship. McAlevey falls sick in Cairo and has emergency surgery. While recovering, he and Yoshiko argue and decide to give up the trip.
The Swedish press closely followed their trip to its conclusion, including the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, one of the larger daily newspapers in the Nordic countries, and others.