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Yao (2018)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Senegal
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
road movie, light, touching, humorous, sweet, captivating, scenic
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
fandom, child, literature, fan, cultural icon, village, celebrity, african american, actor, humour, child protagonist, actor's life, 13 year old, african american man, hometown, movie actor, african american protagonist, small village, obsessive quest, boy, african, star, actor playing himself, adventure
Place:
africa
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Ireland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Israel, Germany, France, Romania
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, humorous, realistic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
Similarity:
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Country: Ireland, Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
road movie, sweet, psychological, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
missouri
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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