Un Certain Regard " LA PIROGUE " (THE PIROGUE) Directed by: Moussa TOURÉ Country: FRANCE, SENEGAL, GERMANY Year: 2011 Duration: 87.00 minutes Credits: Moussa TOURÉ - Director Eric NÉVÉ - Screenplay David BOUCHET - Screenplay Thomas LETELLIER - Cinematography Prince Ibrahima NDOUR - Music Josie MILJEVIC - Film Editor Martin BOISSAU - Sound Thierry DELOR - Sound Agnès RAVEZ - Sound Actors: Souleymane Seye NDIAYE - Baye Laye Laïty FALL - Lansana Malamine DRAMÉ "YALENGUEN" - Abou Balla DIARRA - Samba Salif "jean" DIALLO - Barry Synopsis: Baye Laye is the captain of a fishing pirogue. Like many of his Senegalese compatriots, he sometimes dreams of new horizons, where he can earn a better living for his family. When he is offered to lead one of the many pirogues that head towards Europe via the Canary Island, he reluctantly accepts the job, knowing full-well the dangers that lie ahead. Leading a group of 30 men who don't all speak the same language, some of whom have never seen the sea, Baye Laye will confront many perils in order to reach the distant coasts of Europe. *** Un village de pêcheurs dans la grande banlieue de Dakar, d’où partent de nombreuses pirogues. Au terme d’une traversée souvent meurtrière, elles vont rejoindre les îles Canaries en territoire espagnol. Baye Laye est capitaine d’une pirogue de pêche, il connaît la mer. Il ne veut pas partir, mais il n’a pas le choix. Il devra conduire 30 hommes en Espagne. Ils ne se comprennent pas tous, certains n’ont jamais vu la mer et personne ne sait ce qui l’attend. © ERIC NÉVÉ - LES CHAUVES SOURIS - ASTOU FILMS - CRÉDITS NON CONTRACTUELS - DOCUMENT PROMOTIONNEL / INTERDIT À LA VENTE. DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY Born in Senegal, Moussa Touré began his carreer as an electrician and assistant director. He shot his first short film in 1987 and followed it up in 1991 with his first feature film, TOUBAB-BI, which received several awards internationally. In 1987, he founded his own production company, Les Films du Crocodile (Dakar). The company primarily financed his documentary work, which were lauded critically and received many awards. In 1997, he directed TGV with Makéna Diop, Bernard Giraudeau and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, which became a success in Africa. By the turn of the century, Touré had shot over ten projects, spanning shorts, documentaries and features. In 2002 he was at the initiative of the «Moussa Invite» film festival in Rufisque, Senegal. The festival is promoting African documentaries shot by African directors. In 2011 he was selected as President of the Jury for the Documentary section at the FESPACO (Panafrican Cinema Festival of Ouagadougou).
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