French filmmaker takes '97 Fiesta to ‘motherland'

Dorian Degoutte took his car on a final road trip to better understand the attachment people feel to their cars.

January 15, 2023 05:00 AM

When a mechanic told French filmmaker Dorian Degoutte that the 1997 Ford Fiesta he inherited a decade ago from his grandfather was on its last legs, he decided the car deserved more than just a tow to the scrapyard.

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