Year of production : 2011 Format : Feature Running time : 75 (in minutes)
In April 2006, a boat drifted to the east cost of Barbados with 11 dried bodies. Following investigations, the authorities found out the boat came from Senegal and had left four months earlier. The Senegalese director Moussa Sene Absa, lecturing at Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (Barbados), decides to go home, alone, armed with his camera and calls upon Senegalese youngsters to speak out their feelings of betrayal by the Abdoulaye Wade government they actually put in power ten years earlier. The film gives evidence on the country so often praised by internationals media for its true and gifted democracy, free of coup d'état, in Africa. Poignant testimonies, a deep moment of cinema and poetry: a cry for love.
estrelado / starring / avec : Senegalese & Barbadian Citizens / Citoyens sénégalais et barbadiens
a film by / un film de Moussa SÉNE Absa
Barbados, Senegal | 2011 | Feature Documentary | 1h15, in Wolof, French, English (with subs)
"Film censuré au Sénégal pour des raisons politiques" (Jotna Media, Dakar, 2020) "Film censored in Senegal for political reasons" "Filme censurado no Senegal por razões políticas"
NOTE BY THE PROGRAMMER (IDFA 2011) In April 2006, a small boat was found drifting aimlessly along the eastern coast of Barbados. Local fishermen left the boat alone for many weeks, assuming it had something to do with drug smuggling. It later emerged that the boat contained the bodies of 11 Senegalese people who had set out to Europe four months earlier. In Senegal, it is not unusual for young people to embark in a rickety vessel in search of money and happiness in Europe or North America. Director Moussa Sene Absa is himself Senegalese, and was in Barbados when the boat was discovered. He returns to his homeland to explore the stories of the young men who risk the voyage. Surrounded by the slum dwellings and other dilapidated buildings in the ghetto, the young adults talk about poverty, hunger, politics and corruption, Western Union, and Western paradise. Archive footage of a party conference with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, who represents the political elite, is interspersed with scenes featuring local songs, rap and poetry. Using a variety of rhythms and styles, Absa applies his own narrative method and succeeds in connecting individual stories to the sociopolitical situation. This yields a portrait of Senegalese youth and an impression of the consequences of the distance between themselves and the political elite.
Título / Original Title / Titre Original : YOOLE Título Internacional (en Inglês) / International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) : YOOLÉ - THE SACRIFICE Título (França / Bélgica) / Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) : YOOLÉ - LE SACRIFICE Outro título (em árabe) / Other Title (in Arabic) / Autre Titre (en arabe) : Outro título / Former Title / Ancien Titre :.................... Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée : 75'03'' (1h 15 minutes 03 secondes, 01:15:03) Tipo / Type / Type : Longa-metragem Documentário / Feature Documentary / Long-métrage Documentaire Gênero / Genre : Drama / Drama / Drame Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage : Wolof, Francês, Inglês / Wolof, French, English / Wolof, Français, Anglais Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres : Francês, Inglês / French, English / Français, Anglais País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production : Barbados, Senegal / Barbados, Senegal / Barbade, Sénégal País do Diretor / Filmmaker's Country / Pays du réalisateur : Senegal País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage : Barbados, Senegal / Barbados, Senegal / Barbade, Sénégal Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production : 2010 Ano de lançamento / Year of Release / Année de Sortie : 2011 Cores / Colors / Couleurs : Cor / Color / Couleur Suporte de difusão / Media / Support de diffusion : Formato / Aspect Ratio / Format Image : Formato de som / Sound Mix / Format Son : Visa Number / Numéro de visa (France) : Orçamento estimado / Estimated Budget / Budget prévisionnel : Période et lieux de tournage : TAGS : Corrupção, Democracia, Violência Política, Pobreza, Fome, Migração, Política, Pobreza, Mundo, África, Juventude, Política, Oceano, Mar, Migração / Corruption, Democracy, Political Violence, Poverty, Hunger, Migration, Politics, Poverty, World, Africa, Youth, Politics, Ocean, Sea, Migration, Démocratie, Violence Politique, Pauvreté, Faim, Soif, Jeunesse, Politique, Océan, Mer, Eau, Pirogue, Émigration
VERLEIH / DISTRIBUIÇÃO / DISTRIBUTION / DISTRIBUTION : Senegal : Absa Films (Popenguine, Senegal, 2011) Senegal : Set Bet Set Productions (Popenguine, Senegal, 2021) Worldwide / Monde : Jotna Media (Dakar, Senegal, 2020)
* Rétrospective Moussa Séne Absa /// 14e Visions d'Afrique 2023 (Marennes & St-Pierre d'Oléron, France, Du 18 au 24 octobre 2023) | Filmmaker in attendance / En présence du cinéaste | Q&A with / Projection-débat avec Moussa Séne Absa & Thierno Dia (Historian/Journalist) | https://visionsdafrique.fr/film/yoole-le-sacrifice/
Available on / Disponible sur : Jotna Media (since 2020), Application - www.facebook.com/jotnamedia/videos/bonne-nouvelle-yool%C3%A9-le-magnifique-film-de-moussa-s%C3%A8ne-absa-que-peu-de-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9galai/1019441471827733/
Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) : - Africiné Magazine - www.moussaseneabsa.com/film_2010_yoole.html (broken link / la page ne marche plus) - www.idfa.nl/en/film/cd8bac61-b849-452c-a84c-4ad9b70b02a3/yoole-the-sacrifice/ - https://cineafricano.fcat.es/peliculas/yoole/ - www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/875208/yoole-le-sacrifice/#overview - https://visionsdafrique.fr/film/yoole-le-sacrifice/ - www.institutculturelpanafricain.org/accueil-/departement-cinema.html - www.facebook.com/jotnamedia/ - www.youtube.com/c/JOTNATV - jotnamediagroup.com - www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/festival/play/5051/Yoole Updated by Thierno DIA, 16 Dec 2023
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