Movie: Yao

Top 10 Billed Cast

Omar Sy
Omar Sy

Seydou Tall

Fatoumata Diawara
Fatoumata Diawara

Gloria

Lionel Louis Basse
Lionel Louis Basse

Yao

Germaine Acogny
Germaine Acogny

Tanam

Alibeta
Alibeta

Taximan

Gwendolyn Gourvenec
Gwendolyn Gourvenec

Laurence Tall

Abdoulaye Diop
Abdoulaye Diop

Ibra

Ismaël Charles Amine Saleh
Ismaël Charles Amine Saleh

Demba

Mame Fatou Ndoye
Mame Fatou Ndoye

Oumy

Aristote Laios
Aristote Laios

Nathan

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2019-01-23

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