animation
Aya de Yopougon
In late-1970s Yopougon, Abidjan, student Aya balances her ambitions and family responsibilities while her friends Adjoua and Bintou navigate romance, friendship and the complications of adulthood.
Bahari Blue
Credits & connections
- Director: Marguerite Abouet · Officially verified
- Director: Clément Oubrerie · Officially verified
- Production studio: Autochenille Production · Officially verified
Production studio: Autochenille Production
Cultural context
French-produced film co-directed and written by Ivorian storyteller Marguerite Abouet; adaptation of her and Clément Oubrerie's comic series set in Abidjan. Production country France, cultural setting Côte d'Ivoire. UGC press kit gives 84 minutes; Annecy archive lists 88.
Source credits
Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie
Artwork references