A young rapper, Far'Hook, 20, is caught in the middle of a score being settled. Obliged to leave Paris for some time for his own safety, he accepts the offer of his producer, Bilal: to replace him as the driver for Bilal’s father Serge, and accompany the old man on his tour of the ports of France in the footsteps of the painter Joseph Vernet. Light years apart, Far'Hook and Serge go on a road trip that allows them to see and understand their many differences.

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Tour de France is overblown. It is full of ingredients that are theoretically noble (a discussion of tolerance, the clash of cultures and generations, both very topical in France today), but they are ultimately very difficult to swallow. The director Rachid Djaïdani, who gained recognition for Rengaine, contents himself with accumulating common ideas on the subject, serving up stereotypes (Depardieu loves painting and French chansons) instead of questioning or inspecting them closely with real reflection, as well as the expected morality, which borders on the grotesque. What’s left is the soundtrack, which is sometimes poignant, and much richer than the film itself.