Yao

A Feature film of

Philippe Godeau

Produced by

Pan-Européenne (Pan Cinéma), Korokoro

Production year2017

French release23/01/2019

Runtime1 h 44 min

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Synopsis

Yao, a young boy who loves books and dreams of adventure, runs away from his village in northern Senegal- 240 miles to Dakar to meet his hero, a renowned French actor visiting his native country. Moved by the boy’s dedication, the actor decides to accompany him back home. But on the byways of Senegal, nothing ever happens as expected. And as they share the dusty, adventure-filled journey to Yao's village, the actor realizes he is also traveling towards his own roots...

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Director (1)

Philippe Godeau
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Actors (7)

Omar Sy

Production and distribution (4)

Executive Producers : Pan-Européenne (Pan Cinéma), Korokoro

Co-production : France 2 Cinéma

Film exports/foreign sales : Goodfellas

French distribution : Pathé Films

Full credits (9)

Executive Producers : Philippe Godeau, Omar Sy

Screenwriters : Agnès De Sacy, Philippe Godeau, Kossi Effoui

Director of Photography : Jean-Marc Fabre

Music Composer : Matthieu Chedid

Editor : Hervé De Luze

Sound recordists : Jean-Luc Audy, Loïc Prian, Jean-Paul Hurier

Co-producer : Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau

Production Manager : Jean-Yves Asselin

Press Attaché (film) : Marie-Christine Damiens

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Type : Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Yes

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Country	Distributor	Buyer	Release date	Titre local
Belgium	Cinéart		20/03/2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina	MegaCom Film (MCF) BiH	MegaCom Film (MCF)	01/08/2019
Brazil	California Filmes		18/07/2019
Croatia	MegaCom Film (MCF)		N/A
Czech Republic	Film Europe		12/12/2019	Yao

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Country	Distributor	Buyer	Release date	Titre local
Belgium	Cinéart		20/03/2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina	MegaCom Film (MCF) BiH	MegaCom Film (MCF)	01/08/2019
Brazil	California Filmes		18/07/2019
Croatia	MegaCom Film (MCF)		N/A
Czech Republic	Film Europe		12/12/2019	Yao
Denmark	Another World Entertainment APS		18/07/2019
Estonia	Megogo	Total Films	N/A
Finland	NC (Finlande)	Njutafilms	N/A
French-speaking Switzerland	Filmcoopi		23/01/2019
German-speaking Switzerland	Filmcoopi		25/07/2019
Greece	Spentzos Film		N/A
Hungary	Mozinet		18/07/2019	Yao utazása
Iceland	Sena		N/A
Israel	Shoval		29/06/2023	הדרך הביתה
Italian (Lugano)	Filmcoopi		23/05/2019
Italy	Cinema Srl		04/04/2019	Il viaggio di Yao
Ivory Coast	Les Films 26		25/01/2019
Latvia	Megogo	Total Films	N/A
Lithuania	Megogo	Total Films	N/A
Morocco	Les Films 26		N/A
North Macedonia	MegaCom Film (MCF) MK	MegaCom Film (MCF)	04/07/2019	Патувањето на Јао
Norway	Another World Entertainment AS		15/11/2019
Portugal	Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais		03/10/2019
Russia	Megogo	Total Films	N/A
Senegal	Les Films 26		23/01/2019
Serbia	MegaCom Film (MCF)	Fivia	04/07/2019
Slovakia	Film Europe		09/05/2019	Yao
Slovenia	Fivia	MegaCom Film (MCF)	14/03/2019
Spain	Diamond Films España		N/A
Sweden	Njutafilms		17/05/2019
The Netherlands	Cinéart Nederland		31/05/2019
Tunisia	Les Films 26		N/A
Turkey	Filmarti		N/A
Ukraine	ParakeeT Film	Megogo	N/A