Yao (2019)
2019 · 1h 43m · Comedy, Drama, Adventure
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Adventure
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.
Director: Philippe Godeau
Writers: Agnès de Sacy
Music by: Matthieu Chedid
Cinematography: Jean-Marc Fabre
Editor: Hervé de Luze
Box office: $4M · Rated 6.6/10 by 280 viewers
Cast
Omar Sy as Seydou TallFatoumata Diawara as GloriaLionel Louis Basse as YaoGermaine Acogny as TanamAlibeta as TaximanGwendolyn Gourvenec as Laurence TallAbdoulaye Diop as IbraIsmaël Charles Amine Saleh as DembaMame Fatou Ndoye as OumyAristote Laios as NathanAboubacar Dramé as Le père de YaoAmadou Diop as Rabatteur bus KanelMore like this
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