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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- Executive Producers : Pan-Européenne, Korokoro
- Co-production : France 2 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : Goodfellas (ex-Wild Bunch International)
- French distribution : Pathé Films
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Philippe Godeau, Omar Sy
- Sound recordists : Jean-Luc Audy, Loïc Prian, Jean-Paul Hurier
- Screenwriters : Agnès de Sacy, Philippe Godeau, Kossi Effoui
- Co-producer : Nathalie Gastaldo Godeau
- Director of Photography : Jean-Marc Fabre
- Production Manager : Jean-Yves Asselin
- Press Attaché (film) : Marie-Christine Damiens
- Editor : Hervé de Luze
- Music Composer : Matthieu Chedid
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- 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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