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Directing

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Director
Production
Gwyn Welles
Co-Producer

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Producer
Miklos C. Vasarhelyi
Executive Producer
Writing

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Writer
Senegalese pop sensation Youssou Ndour has spent the last 20 years in the spotlight as a world-renowned musician and the iconic representative "voice of Africa." At the height of his career, Youssou became frustrated by the negative perception of his Muslim faith and composed Egypt, a deeply spiritual album dedicated to a more tolerant view of Islam. The album's brave musical message was wholeheartedly embraced by Western audiences but ignited serious religious controversy in his homeland of Senegal. The film chronicles the difficult journey Youssou must undertake to assume his true calling.
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