
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
Seydou Tall

Fatoumata Diawara
Gloria

Lionel Louis Basse
Yao

Germaine Acogny
Tanam
Alibeta
Taximan

Gwendolyn Gourvenec
Laurence Tall

Abdoulaye Diop
Ibra
Ismaël Charles Amine Saleh
Demba
Mame Fatou Ndoye
Oumy
Aristote Laios
Nathan
Aboubacar Dramé
Le père de Yao
Amadou Diop
Rabatteur bus Kanel
Dior Diouf
La petite soeur de Yao
Christophe Bigot
Ambassadeur de France
Fatimata Kane
Gendarme barrage
Crew

Philippe Godeau
Director, Producer
Agnès de Sacy
Writer

Hervé de Luze
Editor

Jean-Marc Fabre
Director of Photography

Omar Sy
Producer
Nathalie Gastaldo
Co-Producer

Constance Demontoy
Casting
Ramatoulaye Diagne
Makeup Artist
Loïc Prian
Sound Editor

Jean-Paul Hurier
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jean-Luc Audy
Sound Mixer
Alioune Mbow
Sound

Matthieu Chedid
Original Music Composer
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