With a good amount of patience one can reach almost any destination. But it is doubtful if it can also get Niklas and Leo all the way to Ulaanbaatar. "On direct detour" is an attempt to check that thesis. Niklas and Leo do not have a great knowledge of cars or mechanics. But maybe the will to achieve something is more crucial than knowing, how to repair a motor. To face the unknown and hit the wall is their goal. Totally spontaneous and unprepared our two students jump into their little green Twingo, a car which was rather constructed to drive to the next supermarket and not for a journey half around the world. "On direct detour" tells the story of Niklas's and Leo's almost two-month trip; with all its obstacles, mishaps, acquaintances, cultures and experiences in a very likable and authentic way; balled up in a 90-minute adventure-documentary. Many of the round 300 teams of the Mongol-rally will have to give up before the home stretch - teams which are way better prepared than Niklas and Leo. If the two of them will really make it to Mongolia is uncertain. The odds are long.