LA PIROGUE

Directed by: Moussa Touré

Cast: Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Laïty Fall, Malamine Dramé "Yalenguen ", Balla Diarra, Salif "Jean Diallo ", Babacar Oualy, Mame Astou Diallo

Screenplay: Abasse Ndione, David Bouchet, Eric Névé

2011 | Senegal, France, Germany, Haiti

FILM SYNOPSIS

A fishing village in the outer suburbs of Dakar. Many pirogues set off from there to reach the Spanish territory of the Canary Islands, after an often deadly crossing. Baye Laye is captain of a fishing pirogue. He knows the sea. He doesn’t want to leave, but he has no choice. He has to take 30 men to Spain. These men don’t all understand each other. Some have never even seen the sea and nobody knows what awaits them…

Languages: Wolof

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Subtitles available: French

Topics: Migration | Poverty