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  • 2013
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 27 m
The Pirogue

Summary Thirty men and one woman leave Senegal in a pirogue captained by a local fisherman to undertake a treacherous seven-day crossing of the Atlantic to Spain where they hope to find better opportunities at the end of their journey.

Directed By: Moussa Touré

Written By: Abasse Ndione, Éric Névé, David Bouchet

  • 2013
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2013
  • ArtMattan Productions
  • 1 h 27 m

The Pirogue

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Thirty men and one woman leave Senegal in a pirogue captained by a local fisherman to undertake a treacherous seven-day crossing of the Atlantic to Spain where they hope to find better opportunities at the end of their journey.

Directed By: Moussa Touré

Written By: Abasse Ndione, Éric Névé, David Bouchet

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
74
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7 Reviews
11% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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78% Positive
7 Reviews
11% Mixed
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11% Negative
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100
Jan 24, 2013
Every moment feels human and true, from the naive optimism of the trip's sendoff to its unsparingly realistic conclusion, which trades reckless hope for quiet honor.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 22, 2013
The most powerful thing about The Pirogue is the way it deals with emotionally charged events matter-of-factly, rather than melodramatically. The story Mr. Touré has chosen to tell is both painfully specific - about these individuals, in this boat - and immeasurably vast, since the experience it depicts is shared by millions of people around the world. And yet somehow he gets the scale just right.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 24, 2013
The Pirogue spends only about an hour on open water, but that's enough to convey the risks that make the trip foolish, and the desperation that makes it inevitable.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 23, 2013
For all the tense interpersonal conflicts and the inevitable, if thrilling, stormy-seas set piece, what proves most striking are the exactly rendered little moments.
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70
Jan 19, 2013
Toure crafts a handsome work that makes up in skill and honesty what it lacks in originality.
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60
Jan 22, 2013
There's enough filmmaking talent evident throughout that you wish the journey were more satisfying overall.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
38
Jan 19, 2013
Moussa Touré's worldview, like Ousmane Sembene's, is characterized by the feeling that, at the end of the day, some degree of loss or defeat is inevitable.
By Calum Marsh FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Les Chauves-Souris, Arte France Cinéma, Astou Films, Appaloosa Films, Royal Pony Film, Studio 37, LCS, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Canal+, Ciné+, ARTE, TV5MONDE, Banque Postale Image 4, Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED)
Release Date Jan 23, 2013
Duration 1 h 27 m
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Awards

Carthage Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cyprus Film Days International Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Lumiere Awards, France
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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