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Diego Star

Play trailer Poster for Diego Star 2013,  1h 31m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 78% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
After an accident on board his ship, Traore, a mechanic from the Ivory Coast, is kicked off and forced to spend the winter in a small town in Quebec.

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Shadow and Act Staff Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022
It isn’t a hopeful film about “the truth setting you free,” or about reigning justice. But it is a moving drama anchored by Sawadogo’s layered, splendid performance. Go to Full Review
Peter Keough Boston Globe Oct 31, 2013
4/4
A stark, touching tale about the common humanity that connects people from alien backgrounds, and the institutionalized inhumanity that drives them apart. Go to Full Review
Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Aug 17, 2020
The credit for the natural way the events in the film unfold and the tension slowly rises towards the climax definitely goes to editor Marie-Hélène Dozo, known for her work with the Dardenne brothers and Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. Go to Full Review
Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy Jan 13, 2020
Diego Star is a good little drama, well acted, well made, and everyone in the film leaves a strong impression. Go to Full Review
Brogan Morris Movie Mezzanine Apr 7, 2014
Socially, politically and emotionally switched-on, Diego Star is another one to add to your growing list of Quebecois films you want to see. Go to Full Review
T'Cha Dunlevy Montreal Gazette Dec 5, 2013
3.5/5
The director avoids easy answers, allowing life's messy complexities to play themselves out in more realistic fashion, and leaving us with food for thought as the closing credits roll. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Frédérick Pelletier

Director

Issaka Sawadogo

Traoré

Chloé Bourgeois

Fanny

Abdelghafour Elaaziz

Mohamed

Jean-Sébastien Courchesne

Francis

Artur Gorishti

Turc

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Diego Star

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Movie Info

Synopsis After an accident on board his ship, Traore, a mechanic from the Ivory Coast, is kicked off and forced to spend the winter in a small town in Quebec.
Director
Frédérick Pelletier
Producer
Pascal Bascaron, Sylvain Corbeil, Nancy Grant, Marion Hänsel
Screenwriter
Frédérick Pelletier
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m
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