Animation ·Romance ·Comedy · Cote D'Ivoire · 2013 · 1h 24m

Aya of Yop City

Aya de Yopougon

Aya of Yop City poster
Director
Marguerite AbouetClement Oubrerie
Cast
Aïssa Maïga as Aya Tella Kpomahou as Bintou Tatiana Rojo as Adjoua Jacky Ido as Ignace / Herve / Moussa / Basile / Sidiki / Arsene Emile Abossolo M'bo as Koffi / Dieudonné / Gervais / Mamadou's father / Lady market Ériq Ebouaney as Hyacinthe
Crew
Marguerite Abouet — Screenplay Marguerite Abouet — Writer Antoine Delesvaux — Producer Clement Oubrerie — Producer Joann Sfar — Producer
Synopsis

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! But big trouble comes to town when Adjoua realizes she’s pregnant, and the baby’s father is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the whole country.

Trailer Aya of Yop City — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
cheatingafrica1970sfemale friendshiplove affairbased on graphic novelwoman directorivory coastunplanned pregnancyclassismwest africacôte d'ivoire
Key Collaborators
Marguerite Abouet Director Clement Oubrerie Director Marguerite Abouet Screenplay Marguerite Abouet Writer Antoine Delesvaux Producer Clement Oubrerie Producer Joann Sfar Producer
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