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Yao
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Philippe Godeau
Written by	Agnès de Sacy Philippe Godeau Kossi Efoui
Produced by	Philippe Godeau Omar Sy
Starring	Omar Sy Lionel Basse
Cinematography	Jean-Marc Fabre
Edited by	Hervé de Luze
Music by	Matthieu Chedid
Production company	Pan-Européenne
Distributed by	Pathé
Release dates	9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) (Saint-Louis) 23 January 2019 (2019-01-23) (France and Senegal)
Running time	103 min
Countries	France Senegal
Languages	French Wolof

Yao is a 2018comedy-drama film directed byPhilippe Godeau. It was written by Godeau and Agnès de Sacy in collaboration withKossi Efoui.^[1]

• Omar Sy as Seydou Tall
• Lionel Basse as Yao, le garçon
• Fatoumata Diawara as Gloria
• Germaine Acogny as Tanam
• Gwendolyn Gourvenec as Laurence Tall
• Alibéta as the taxi driver

• Yao atIMDb
• Yao atRotten Tomatoes

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