PIROGUE, THE
Rated:(NR)
 

The Pirogue is about the voyage of 30 Senegalese who hope that their small boat will carry them to Spain’s Canary Islands. Moussa Touré’s fictionalized account illustrates the dimensions of a diaspora which has killed tens of thousands of Senegalese seeking jobs abroad.

Distributor: ARTMATTAN PRODS.
Running Time: 87 mins.
Color: Color
Production: A Les Chauves-Souris, Astou Films, Arte France Cinema, Appaloosa Films, Royal Pony Film and Studio 37 production, with the participation of Le Centre National du Cinema et de l'Image Animee, Canal Plus, Cine Plus, TV5 Monde and La Banque Postale
Genre: Drama
Film Width: 2.35
Sound: Dolby Digital (AC-3)
Language: French
 
 
Cast:
Souleymane Seye Ndiaye | Laity Fall | Malamine Dramé | Balla Diarra | Jean Diallo | Babacar Oualy

Credits:
Director(s) Moussa Touré
Screenplay by Eric Neve
Producer(s) Omar Sy | Eric Neve | Adrien Maigne
Edited by Josie Miljevic
Music by Prince Ibrahima Ndour
Costume designer(s) Fatou Cisse