At almost 90, Ishwar Chandra Rahi has seen it all: 36 countries, on three different continents - on his bicycle from India. A self-appointed Professor of the World, he sets out in a rented taxi on an intellectual tour de force across India. He plans to gatecrash universities all over India to give lectures to young people and sell his mystical books on the origins of language. Although inhibited by very limited funds, Rahi finds himself experiencing the joyful life on the road once again. However, he soon realizes that the world has changed; people are not buying his books, and his theories are frowned upon. Suddenly his journey turns into a real struggle for survival. Beg, Borrow Or Steal is a road movie about a man turning old in a world turned modern. It is an intimate study of old age and a universal story about the basic human need for recognition.


Denmark, 2006

Director : Andreas Koefoed
Camera : Andreas Koefoed
Sound : Jakob Nygard, Kjetil Mørk
Editing : Mikael K. Ebbesen
Music : Bo Rande Kristor Brødsgaard

Production : Koefoed Film,
Sorgenfrigade 1, 3th,
2200 Copenhague, Denmark
Tél : +45 4091 4031
Email : ako@filmskolen.dk

Sales : DR International Sales,
DR-Byen, Emil Holms Kanal 20,
DK-0999 Copenhague, Denmark
Tél : +453 520 3040
Fax : +45 3520 3969
Email : cgma@dr.dk

Format: Betacam Digital. Colour
Running time: 36 min
Year of production: 2006


Creative Documentaries