Yao
movie

Released January 23, 2019
Overview
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.
Cast

Omar Sy
as
Seydou Tall

Fatoumata Diawara
as
Gloria

Lionel Louis Basse
as
Yao

Germaine Acogny
as
Tanam
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Alibeta
as
Taximan

Gwendolyn Gourvenec
as
Laurence Tall

Abdoulaye Diop
as
Ibra
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Ismaël Charles Amine Saleh
as
Demba
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Mame Fatou Ndoye
as
Oumy
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Aristote Laios
as
Nathan
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Aboubacar Dramé
as
Le père de Yao
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Amadou Diop
as
Rabatteur bus Kanel
Crew

Philippe Godeau
as
Director
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Nathalie Gastaldo
as
Co-Producer

Philippe Godeau
as
Producer

Omar Sy
as
Producer

Matthieu Chedid
as
Original Music Composer

Jean-Marc Fabre
as
Director of Photography

Hervé de Luze
as
Editor

Constance Demontoy
as
Casting
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Ramatoulaye Diagne
as
Makeup Artist
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Jean-Luc Audy
as
Sound Mixer

Jean-Paul Hurier
as
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Alioune Mbow
as
Sound