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 |