Jan 23, 2019
103 min
Full-HD

Yao (2019)

From his village in northern Senegal, Yao is a 13-year-old boy ready to do anything to meet his hero: Seydou Tall, a famous French actor. Invited to Dakar to promote his new book, the latter goes to his country of origin for the first time. To fulfill his dream, the young Yao organizes his fugue and brave 387 kilometers alone to the capital. Touched by this child, the actor decides to flee his obligations and to accompany him home. But on the dusty and uncertain roads of Senegal, Seydou understands that while rolling towards the village of the child, it also rolls towards its roots.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

Senegal France

Companies

Pan-Européenne Korokoro France 2 Cinéma

Omar Sy

Seydou Tall

Fatoumata Diawara

Gloria

Lionel Louis Basse

Yao

Germaine Acogny

Tanam

Alibeta

Taximan

Gwendolyn Gourvenec

Laurence Tall

Abdoulaye Diop

Ibra

Ismaël Charles Amine Saleh

Demba

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