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Aya of Yop City

Aya of Yop City

20137.21h 24m

Overview

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.

Directed by Marguerite Abouet
Written by Marguerite Abouet, Clement Oubrerie
Produced by Antoine Delesvaux, Clement Oubrerie, Joann Sfar
Box Office0Revenue: $314K

Top Cast

Aïssa Maïga

Aïssa Maïga

Aya

Tella Kpomahou

Tella Kpomahou

Bintou

Tatiana Rojo

Tatiana Rojo

Adjoua

Jacky Ido

Jacky Ido

Ignace / Herve / Moussa / Basile / Sidiki / Arsene

Emile Abossolo M'bo

Emile Abossolo M'bo

Koffi / Dieudonné / Gervais / Mamadou's father / Lady market

Ériq Ebouaney

Ériq Ebouaney

Hyacinthe

Pascal N'Zonzi

Pascal N'Zonzi

Bonaventure Sissoko

A

Atou Ecare

Simone Sissoko

Claudia Tagbo

Claudia Tagbo

Jeanne / Alphonsine

Sabine Pakora

Sabine Pakora

Koro / Modestine

Themes & Keywords

cheatingafrica1970sfemale friendshiplove affairbased on graphic novelwoman directorivory coastunplanned pregnancyclassismwest africacôte d'ivoiregkids

About Aya of Yop City

Aya of Yop City is a animation, romance, comedy film released in 2013 exploring themes of cheating, africa, 1970s, female friendship, love affair, based on graphic novel. Directed by Marguerite Abouet, it stars Aïssa Maïga, Tella Kpomahou, Tatiana Rojo. 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.

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