Yao
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Production year2017
French release23/01/2019
Runtime
1h 44m
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)
Actors (7)
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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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- French release : 23/01/2019
- Runtime : 1 h 44 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 145.171
- Approval : Yes
- Color type : Color
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