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While Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking and flirting with boys. Their ambition is to follow Plan C: Combs, Clothes and Chasing Men! But big trouble comes to town when Adjoua realizes she’s pregnant, and the baby’s father is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the whole country.
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While Aya has dreams of becoming a doctor, her two best friends, Adjoua and Bintou, just like to hang out and spend their evenings dancing, drinking and flirting with boys. Their ambition is to follow Plan C: Combs, Clothes and Chasing Men! But big trouble comes to town when Adjoua realizes she’s pregnant, and the baby’s father is the spoiled son of one of the richest and most feared men in the whole country.
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Genre:Animation, Romance, Comedy
Written By:Marguerite Abouet, Marguerite Abouet
In Theaters:4/20/2013
Box Office:$314,047
Runtime:84 minutes
Studio:Autochenille Production, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels
Cast
Marguerite Abouet, Clement Oubrerie
Director
Aïssa Maïga
Aya
Tella Kpomahou
Bintou
Tatiana Rojo
Adjoua
Jacky Ido
Ignace / Herve / Moussa / Basile / Sidiki / Arsene
Emile Abossolo M'bo
Koffi / Dieudonné / Gervais / Mamadou's father / Lady market
Ériq Ebouaney
Hyacinthe
Pascal N'Zonzi
Bonaventure Sissoko
Atou Ecare
Simone Sissoko
Claudia Tagbo
Jeanne / Alphonsine
Sabine Pakora
Koro / Modestine
Jean-Baptiste Anoumon
Grégoire
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