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The Pirogue is a french film of genre Drama directed by Moussa Touré released in USA on 23 january 2013
The Pirogue (2012)
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Add to a movie listThe Pirogue (French: La Pirogue) is a 2012 Senegalese drama film directed by Moussa Toure. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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Des hommes et une femme quittent le Sénégal à bord d’une grande pirogue, en compagnie d'autres émigrants guinéens, pour rejoindre l’« eldorado » espagnol et européen via les îles Canaries. Ils doivent affronter la solitude de la mer, une violente tempête et une panne de moteur qui les laisse perdus au milieu de l'immensité liquide. Ils doivent jeter des victimes à la mer et subir de longs jours d'attente sans boire ni manger jusqu'à leur sauvetage par la marine espagnole. Recueillis aux Canaries par la Croix-Rouge espagnole, les rescapés sont expulsés en avion vers leur pays d'origine au bout de quelques jours.Comments
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