Screenplay:
Marguerite AbouetCast:
Aïssa Maïga, Jacky Ido, Eriq Ebouaney, Diouc Koma, Djedje Apali, Claudia Tagbo, Pascal N'Zonzi, Tatiana Rojo, Binda Ngazolo, Sabine Pakora, Tella KpomahouPlots(1)
Against the colorful and spirited backdrop of the Ivory Coast in the 1970s, Aya of Yop City is a vibrant, beautifully animated film. From teen romance to parental tribulations, it offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of Africans, and is adapted from a best-selling series of graphic novels. Aya is 19, and she loves her neighborhood of Yop City in Abidjan, where everyone knows each other. It is always lively, with open markets, colorful fabrics, funky cafés and of course, music everywhere. Her mom Fanta is the neighborhood’s most trusted healer. Her dad is a sales rep for a brewery, and certainly gets his fill of the product. While Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking and flirting with boys. Their ambition is to follow plan C: Combs, Clothes and Chasing Men! Big trouble comes to town when Adjoua realizes she’s pregnant. Not to mention when Moussa, the spoiled rotten Sissoko boy finds out he’s going to be a dad! How can he tell his old man, one of the richest and most feared men in the whole country? Aya of Yop City is a gorgeously rendered animated drama that places the Ivory Coast in a shimmering new light. (Kino Lorber)
(more)Cast
Aïssa Maïga
Senegal
Best movies:
Sometimes in April (2005) (TV movie)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)
The African Doctor (2016)
Jacky Ido
Burkina Faso
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
West (2013)
Aya de Yopougon (2013)
Eriq Ebouaney
France
Best movies:
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
All Three of Us (2015)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Diouc Koma
Best movies:
The Best Job in the World (1996)
Hidden (2005)
99 francs (2007)
Djedje Apali
France
Best movies:
Palm Trees in the Snow (2015)
Aya de Yopougon (2013)
Jeune & Jolie (2013)
Claudia Tagbo
Best movies:
A Lady in Paris (2012)
Aya de Yopougon (2013)
I'm All Yours (2015)
Pascal N'Zonzi
Congo
Best movies:
The Professional (1981)
Night on Earth (1991)
The Three Brothers (1995)
Tatiana Rojo
Best movies:
Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
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Aya de Yopougon (2013)
Binda Ngazolo
Best movies:
Aya de Yopougon (2013)
Sabine Pakora
Best movies:
Tales of the Night (2011)
Samba (2014)
Aya de Yopougon (2013)
Tella Kpomahou
Best movies:
Aya de Yopougon (2013)
Un homme au pair (2013) (TV movie)