Millionaire-only to be found out in the end. Who seduces Bintou by duping her into believing he is a wealthy, Parisian With their own, fascinating tales to tell. Adjoua’s story dominates the film, but Yopougon is a large city with plenty of other characters, each It is difficult to summarize Aya of Yop City’s plot. Sissoko’s trust and favor, even if it means lying, to ensure his family’s well Sissoko threatens to annul the marriage if When Adjoua’s son is born, it becomes clear that heĭoes not resemble Moussa at all. Fearing scandal if he abandons Adjoua’sįamily, however, Sissoko decides to move forward with the wedding, but theĭrama does not stop there. He detests his social lessers and considers it beneath With Moussa and ensure the family’s financial security. Hears the news he knows that Adjoua’s pregnancy will entail a forced marriage Hyacinthe, while opposed to sex out of wedlock, is overjoyed when he One day, after sleeping with Moussa, Adjoua becomes pregnant. Though his late-night antics have gone unpunished so far, Moussa’s luck eventually catches up to him. Even worse, he is a reckless philanderer-and Problems to count: his only son and heir, Moussa, is lazy, incompetent,Īnd unfit to run the company.

While his workers’ jobs hang in the balance, Sissoko has his own His employer, the wealthy Bonaventure Sissoko, is making serious cutsĪt the company, leaving Ignace unsure about whether or not he will remain on staff. Meanwhile, Aya’s father, Ignace, struggles to keep his family afloat. Night to find love at Yopougon’s open-air maquis and other social hubs.

Her friends Bintou and Adjoua, though equally bright, have otherĬoncerns at heart and spend most of their time chasing men, sneaking out at Aya is a precocious student who dreams of becoming a doctor. The graphic novel series was published in 2005 before being adapted into a film eight years later.Ībouet introduces us to Aya, a young, teenage girl living in 1970s Persepolis (2007), as an inspiration, Abouet wrote Aya as an homage to Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian artist behind After moving to FranceĪt the age of 12, Abouet eventually took an interest in writing. Contrary to most titles, Aya deviated from the mainstream topics of animation, offering viewers a semi-fictional account of life in Yopougon, Côte D’Ivoire, where Abouet was born. Following its release in 2013, the film was praised for its delicate storytelling and unique subject matter,Įventually snagging a César nomination for Best Animated Film. Directed by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie,Īya of Yop City is a true treasure.

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