# Yao (2019)

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**Runtime**: 103 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Adventure
**Directed by**: Philippe Godeau
**Written by**: Agnès de Sacy
**Starring**: Omar Sy, Fatoumata Diawara, Lionel Louis Basse, Germaine Acogny, Alibeta, Gwendolyn Gourvenec

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The boy who mistook a publicity stunt for divine intervention treks 387 kilometers to ambush a reticent actor. En route the star’s own return home becomes unexpectedly literal. By the time wheels hit dirt, both travelers have misplaced their original itineraries.

**Mood tags**: cozy, outsider

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