Four rappers accidentally start a revolution. Senegal's Arab Spring hits different.
The story of four Senegalese youths from the suburbs of Dakar who are about to set their country ablaze in 2011, via the grassroots movement called Y’en a marre (We’re fed up).
Direction
Gallet captures history mid-breath — no hindsight polish, pure adrenaline.
Production
Shot in the streets where it happened, authorities literally breathing down their necks.
Writing
Thiat's lyrics hit like manifestos. The soundtrack IS the script.
Director
Audrey Gallet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thiat and Kilifeu had to finish the film in hiding after Wade's government branded them enemies of the state. The premiere happened without them.
Y'en a marre pioneered 'urban guerrilla communication' — flash mobs, viral videos, and rap battles as political strategy, later studied by activists across Francophone Africa.
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