Feature film / France
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.
Credits & connections
- Director: Marguerite Abouet Officially verifiedSourceannecyfestival.comannecyfestival.com — Reference: about/archives:en/2013:en/official selection/film index:film 20132408www.annecyfestival.com/about/archives%3Aen/2013%3Aen/official-selection/film-index%3Afilm-20132408 · New tab
- Director: Clément Oubrerie Officially verifiedSourceannecyfestival.comannecyfestival.com — Reference: about/archives:en/2013:en/official selection/film index:film 20132408www.annecyfestival.com/about/archives%3Aen/2013%3Aen/official-selection/film-index%3Afilm-20132408 · New tab
- Production studio: Autochenille Production Officially verifiedSourceannecyfestival.comannecyfestival.com — Reference: about/archives:en/2013:en/official selection/film index:film 20132408www.annecyfestival.com/about/archives%3Aen/2013%3Aen/official-selection/film-index%3Afilm-20132408 · New tab
Production organisation: Autochenille Production
Source credits: Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie
Setting and 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.
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