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Yao (2019)

Jan 23, 2019 · 1h 43m

6.6/10 TMDB user score
284 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top cast

  • Omar Sy Omar Sy Seydou Tall
  • Fatoumata Diawara Fatoumata Diawara Gloria
  • Lionel Louis Basse Lionel Louis Basse Yao
  • Germaine Acogny Germaine Acogny Tanam
  • Gwendolyn Gourvenec Gwendolyn Gourvenec Laurence Tall
  • Abdoulaye Diop Abdoulaye Diop Ibra
  • Ismaël Charles Amine Saleh Demba
  • Mame Fatou Ndoye Oumy
  • Aristote Laios Nathan
  • Aboubacar Dramé Le père de Yao
  • Amadou Diop Rabatteur bus Kanel
  • Dior Diouf La petite soeur de Yao
  • Christophe Bigot Ambassadeur de France
  • Fatimata Kane Gendarme barrage

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