la pirogue film

"I think there are great stories coming out of Africa and there are many people who are talented.

/ Moussa Touré APPALOOSA FILMS - FRANCE

Baye Laye is the captain of a fishing pirogue. I was especially scared for those (the actors) who could not swim. The most powerful thing about The Pirogue is the way it deals with emotionally charged events matter-of-factly, rather than melodramatically. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.The glitz of Cannes on the French Riviera is a world removed from the hellish conditions endured by the hundreds of illegal immigrants smuggled from Africa to Europe every year.But Senegalese director Moussa Toure is confronting attendees of the world's leading film festival with their story of desperation in "La Pirogue," his first feature film in 14 years.Toure said the film was inspired by the fact that, in his experience, virtually every Senegalese family had a member who had left by boat for Europe. (2005), TGV (1998), Toubab Bi (1992). The film begins with a festival that blends dance, ritual and wrestling, and that offers a glimpse of modern Africa’s cultural vitality.

"It's an everyday reality in my country," he told CNN, in French. They are often educated young people with qualifications, and they pay a lot of money to be smuggled out of the country, because they have no choice. 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.

Baye Laye is the captain of a fishing pirogue. Country "On the boat, there are Toucouleurs, Wolofs and Guinean Fulas.

Working on "La Pirogue," his third feature, was deeply affecting, he said, and the result had made his wife cry "like I've never seen her cry before".The film, a French-Senegalese co-production, is one of 20 films selected for the "Un Certain Regard" (A Particular Outlook) section of the festival, designated for original and innovative movies seeking international recognition.Toure's film is the only sub-Saharan African movie in competition this year, but African cinema also has a strong presence at Cannes with South African and Nigerian delegations at the festival's film market. "Moussa, a former electrician who shot his first short film in 1987, has been focusing on documentaries for the past decade. MEMENTO FILMS INTERNATIONAL - T: 33 (0)1 53 34 90 20 -

I was secretly terrified that we would capsize like often happens in real life. 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. But recently a new generation of filmmakers has been seeking to elevate the industry through Toure is no stranger to film festivals; last year he was president of the documentary film jury at Africa's largest film festival, He said he was optimistic about the future of African cinema. Directed by : In 2012, The Pirogue was premiered within the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival FILMOGRAPHY La pirogue (2012), 5x5 (doc.)