After his mother develops cancer from dépigmentation, Khalilou fights toxic beauty standards. Disguised as Leila, he enters the "Miss Students" pageant, where light skin reigns, to give dark-skinned girls a chance to shine.
Adama Bineta Sow
Director
Pape Aly Diop
Khalilou / Leila
Yacine Sow Dumon
Fatima
Awa Djiga Kané
Khalilou's Mother / Rama
Fatoumata Aidara Sarr
Maty
Nouroudine Diallo
Abdel
Jean Pierre Coly
Assane
Aissata Ba
Fatou
Sanou Samb
Aminata Ndeye
Diariétou Gagne Bamba Mbow
Maimouna
Fatim Rosalie Niang
Aicha
Papa Madiodio Ndiaye
Khalilou's Father
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