LA PIROGUE

Moussa TOURÉ - Senegal

Synopsis

A group of Africans from several different countries leave Senegal on a pirogue captained by a local fisherman; they are attempting the dangerous crossing between the Atlantic and Spain, where they hope life will be better.

Film details

Genre : Narrative Feature film
Duration : 87 minutes
Year of production : 2012
Country : Senegal
Casting : Souleymane Seye Ndiaye - Laïty Fall - Malamine Dramé Balla Diarra - Salif Jean Diallo
Screenwriter : Abasse Ndione (idée) - David Bouchet - Eric Névé
Cinematography : Thomas Letellier
Editor : Josie Miljevic
Director : Moussa TOURÉ






He started his film career as a technician. He set up a production company, Films du Crocodile (Dakar), to fund documentaries that were noticed at several festivals. He has directed ten films and his feature film The Pirogue was selected at Cannes in Un Certain Regard and won the 2012 JCC Golden Tanit.