Yao
2019•10•1h 43m•6.6•Released
ComedyDramaAdventure
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.
Director
Philippe Godeau
Writer
Agnès de Sacy
Revenue
$4M
Languages
French
Studio
Pan-Européenne
Cast
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
Mame Fatou Ndoye
Oumy
Aristote Laios
Nathan
Aboubacar Dramé
Le père de Yao
Amadou Diop
Rabatteur bus Kanel
Dior Diouf
La petite soeur de Yao
Christophe Bigot
Ambassadeur de France
Fatimata Kane
Gendarme barrage
Production
Company
Pan-Européenne
Company
Korokoro
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Producer
Philippe Godeau
Producer
Omar Sy
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