Aya de Yopougon

Jul 17 2013 N/A 1h 24m
Animation, Comedy, Romance

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.

Plot

In warm Ivory Coast's working-class district of Abidjan or Yop City, the nineteen-year-old aspiring doctor, Aya, dreams of finishing her studies despite her father's opposition. But, Aya lives in a poor West African township during the 1970s, where getting married to a rich man and starting a family is every girl's aspiration--at least, that's what Aya's best friends, Bintou and Adjoua, are hoping for. Under Yopougon's bright sun, three girls, three different destinies and three parallel lives intertwine, as life keeps going. Will Aya's ambitions ever come true?

Written by

Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie

Directed by

Marguerite Abouet, Clément Oubrerie

Production Countries

France, Cote D'Ivoire

Production Companies

TF1 Droits Audiovisuels, La Région Île-de-France, Canal+, Sofica Valor 8, Angoa-Agicoa, Autochenille Production

Languages

Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
429
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA