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RACINE (WORKING TITLE)

YAO

By Philippe GODEAU

FILM EUROPE (CZECH REPUBLIC) - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, CZECH REPUBLIC / FEST / BROAD

Family - Completed 2018

A young boy, Racine, and a renowned French actor visiting his native Senegal share and adventure-filled journey to Racine's village, and the actor's roots...

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- Family
- Countries
- FRANCE
- Languages
- FRENCH
- Director(s)
- Philippe GODEAU
- Writer(s)
- Agnès DE SACY, Philippe GODEAU, Kossi EFOUI
- Cast
- Omar SY
- Producer(s)
- Philippe GODEAU (PAN EUROPEENNE)
- Synopsis
- Racine, 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 Racine’s village, the actor realizes he is also traveling towards his own roots…