Yao (film)

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Yao
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Philippe Godeau
Written by	Agnès de Sacy Philippe Godeau Kossi Efoui
Produced by	Philippe Godeau Omar Sy
Starring	Omar Sy Lionel Basse
Cinematography	Jean-Marc Fabre
Edited by	Hervé de Luze
Music by	Matthieu Chedid
Production company	Pan-Européenne
Distributed by	Pathé
Release dates	9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)(Saint-Louis) 23 January 2019 (2019-01-23)(France and Senegal)
Running time	103 min
Countries	France Senegal
Languages	French Wolof

Yao is a 2018 comedy-drama film directed by Philippe Godeau. It was written by Godeau and Agnès de Sacy in collaboration with Kossi Efoui.^[1]

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Cast

Omar Sy as Seydou Tall
Lionel Basse as Yao, le garçon
Fatoumata Diawara as Gloria
Germaine Acogny as Tanam
Gwendolyn Gourvenec as Laurence Tall
Alibéta as the taxi driver

References

↑ Nesselson, Lisa (29 January 2019). "Yao: Review". Screen International. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

External links

Yao at IMDb
Yao at Rotten Tomatoes

v t e Works by Philippe Godeau
Films directed	One for the Road (2009, also produced) 11.6 (2013, also produced) Yao (2018, also produced)
Films produced	An Independent Life (1992) Le Garçu (1995) The Eighth Day (1996) Bad Company (1999) Baise-moi (2000) Lightweight (2004) Les Sœurs fâchées (2004) The Man of My Life (2006) Danse avec lui (2007) The Price to Pay (2007) Détrompez-vous (2007) Largo Winch (2008) Mr. Nobody (2009) Romantics Anonymous (2010) Largo Winch II (2011) Les Trois Frères, le retour (2014) Une famille à louer (2015) The Roommates Party (2015) The Odyssey (2016) Down by Love (2016) Garde alternée (2017) To the Ends of the World (2018) Perfect Nanny (2019) Beautiful Minds (2021)
See also	Filmography Pan-Européenne

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Yao (film)

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