Yoon

Pedro Figueiredo Neto, Ricardo Falcão

2021 / 81 minutes
Portugal / Senegal
Wolof with English Subtitles

Yoon follows the regular round trip of Senegalese routier Mbaye Sow, who travels in an old Peugeot 504 along the 4,000 kilometers that separate his two homes: Portugal and Senegal. It is a perilous and solitary journey south, filled with (mis)encounters, challenges, and compromises. Along the way, he must navigate a complex web of relationships and ambiguous situations.

The word Yoon | jɒn | in Wolof can mean "path," "law," "norm," "religion," or simply "journey."