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Des Etoiles
Under the starry sky

Between Turin, Dakar, and New York, Sophie, Abdoulaye and Thierno’s three destinies cross paths and echo one another, delineating a constellation of exile.

Sophie, 24 years old, leaves Dakar to join her husband, Abdoulaye, in Turin. Meanwhile, Abdoulaye has already left for New York through a smuggler’s network. 19-year-old Thierno is traveling in Africa for the first time.

With these three characters’ destinies, Des Etoiles takes us on a journey through the diversity of the cities the characters travel to, confronting us with the realities, hopes, and dreams of contemporary emigration.

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Credits

DIRECTOR
Dyana Gaye

SCREENPLAY
Dyana Gaye, Cécile Vargaftig

PRODUCTOR
Andolfi

CAST
Ralph Amoussou, Marème Demba Ly, Souleymane Seye N’Diaye, Babacar M’Baye Fall, Mata Gabin, Sokhna Niang, Andrei Zayats with the participation of Maya Sansa

DETAILS
2013, France, Belgium, Senegal, 88 min, Drama

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