UNDER THE STARRY SKY
by Dyana Gaye
synopsis
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.
| international title: | Under the Starry Sky | 
| original title: | Des étoiles | 
| country: | France, Senegal | 
| sales agent: | Playtime | 
| year: | 2013 | 
| genre: | fiction | 
| directed by: | Dyana Gaye | 
| film run: | 85' | 
| release date: | FR 15/01/2014 | 
| screenplay: | Dyana Gaye, Cécile Vargaftig | 
| cast: | Ralph Amoussou, Mata Gabin, Souleymane Seye Ndiaye, Babacar M’Baye Fall, Maya Sansa, Andrei Zayats | 
| cinematography by: | Irina Lubtchansky | 
| film editing: | Gwen Mallauran | 
| art director: | Pierre Ferrari | 
| costumes designer: | Malgosia Turzanska | 
| producer: | Arnaud Dommerc, Jean-Baptiste Legrand | 
| co-producer: | Julie Gayet, Nadia Turincev | 
| production: | Andolfi, Centrale électrique, Rouge International, Cinekap | 
| distributor: | Haut et Court | 


























