The Pirogue

The Pirogue
Film poster
Directed byMoussa Touré
Written byAbasse Ndione
Screenplay byDavid Bouchet and Éric Névé
Produced byAngeline Massoni
StarringSouleymane Seye Ndiaye;Laïty Fall;Malaminé 'Yalenguen' Dramé;Balla Diarra
CinematographyThomas Letellier
Edited byJosie Miljevic
Music byPrince Ibrahima Ndour
Distributed byStudio 37, Rezo Firms
Release date
  • October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)
Running time
87 minutes
CountrySenegal
LanguagesFrench; Spanish; Wolof

The Pirogue (French: La Pirogue) is a 2012 Senegalese drama film directed by Moussa Touré. The film follows a fisherman, Baya Leye, with a group of Senegalese immigrants sailing to Spain. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]

  1. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ "The Pirogue". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2012.