Golo and Ritchie are two influencers with millions of followers on social networks. Within the duo, Ritchie has a particularity. He has an autistic disorder. The two creators offer a documentary at the cinema by taking up what makes their success on the networks.
They are known for their successful videos on Snapchat and Instagram, where they have respectively accumulated 1.5 million and 660,000 subscribers under the pseudonyms Golozer and Ritchie. Originally from Grande Borne in Grignymore precisely the city of Essonne, where they both grew up. A comedy duo who started making videos on Snapchat before finding success. One particularity differentiates this duo from other content creators. Ritchie has autistic disorder. ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder generally affects socio-emotional communication. And this is where the friends find their strength, through a sincere friendship despite the handicap.
The meeting
They have known each other since they were little, having grown up in the same neighborhood. Golo, a video enthusiast, had already built up a small community on social media. Ritchie, a bike enthusiast, was known in his city for borrowing everyone’s bikes. That’s when Golo, who used to film his daily life, started showing Ritchie on the screen. After a few videos, The duo is successful on social networks and will never leave each other again until they have the opportunity to show themselves in the cinema.
Golo and Ritchie on screen
In a comedy documentarysoberly called Golo and Ritchie, the cycling enthusiast was kicked out of his reception center. That’s why Golo offers him a journey across France and by bike to arrive in Marseille starting from Grigny. To get out of the place where they grew up and always lived, Golo challenges Ritchie with the following “You’re not going to stay here in the neighborhood doing nothing. We’re going to go from Marseille to Grigny by bike.”. In this comedy documentary/road movie across France, these are real images of the tandem’s life. Known for its naturalness, The duo remained faithful to what made them successful. Martin Fougerol and Ahmed Hamidi are behind the project. The film was previewed in Grigny before to be released in theaters on August 14.
Golo and Ritchie grew up in the same neighborhood, Grande Borne in Grigny. Their friendship is unique: Ritchie has an autism spectrum disorder, but for Golo, it makes no difference. So when Ritchie is expelled from his educational center, Golo challenges him: to leave the daily life of the city to cross France by bike. A sensitive human adventure for these two extraordinary friends.
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