Return to Gorée
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Because jazz is the miraculous product of the horror of slavery, Youssou N'Dour returned to the slave route and the music they created, in search of new inspiration. Accompanied by the blind Swiss pianist Moncef Genoud and the Director of the Gorée House of Slaves Museum, Joseph N'Diaye, the Senegalese singer wrote new songs during this initiatory voyage which took him to the USA then to Europe. At Gorée, an island just off the Senegalese coast and symbol of the slave trade, his memorable concert marked the end of this quest and the start of a new challenge: making today's generation aware of the tragedy of slavery, the importance of not forgetting and the need for reconciliation.
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Cast
18 people
Youssou N'Dour
Self
Known for
Amazing Grace
Moncef Genoud
Self
Emmanuel Gétaz
Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Boubacar Joseph Ndiaye
Self
Jean-Louis Porchet
Idris Muhammad
Self
Gérard Ruey
Pyeng Threadgill
Self
Known for
I Love You, Daddy
Nicolas Steil
Also in
Abuse of Weakness
Grégoire Maret
Self
Tun van Rijswijck
Pierre-Yves Borgeaud Director · Emmanuel Gétaz Writer
Worldwide gross $22K · First release October 27, 2007 · Produced in Luxembourg, Switzerland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$21,975
Production
Iris Productions
Production
CAB Productions
Production
Dreampixies
Production
Iris Group
Production
Luxembourg · Switzerland
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Original title
Retour à Gorée
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Switzerland · October 27, 2007
Digital
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
February 14, 2009
Poland
August 4, 2008 · Film and Art Festival Two Riversides
Sweden
January 26, 2008 · Göteborg International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 27, 2007 · Theatrical
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