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RETURN TO GOREE
A CAB Productions, Iris Productions and Dreampixies production
Awards:Winner of the Audience Award, European Film Festival (Cinessone), Essone 2007
Winner, Best Documentary, 16th Pan African Film and Arts Festival, Los Angeles 2008
Starring:Youssou N'Dour
Moncef Genoud
Director:Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
Producers:Jean-Louis Porchet
Gerard Ruey
Nicolas Steil
Emmanuel Getaz
International Sales:WIDE Management
UK Distributor:Axiom Films
Web Site:www.retouragoree.com/

Country: Switzerland / Luxembourg
Genre: Documentary
Year of Production: 2007
Format: 35mm
Running Time: 112 minutes
Certificate: Exempt
DVD Release date: 26th January 2009

Internationally acclaimed Senegalese singer YOUSSOU N'DOUR explores Africa's enduring musical legacy from its historical roots in the slave trade, to its far reach across the globe in RETURN TO GOREE.

With renowned jazz pianist MONCEF GENOUD, their journey takes them from the Goree trading post, where African slaves were processed on to ships bound for the Americas, to Atlanta, New Orleans, New York City and finally Luxembourg. Revealing the history of jazz, the rich legacy of their ancestors and the influence on the cultures they became part of.

RETURN TO GOREE gathers together some of the world's most exceptional musicians and singers from gospel, traditional jazz and soul, including IDRIS MUHAMMAD, ERNIE HAMMES and GREGOIRE MARET and culminates in an exclusive 'one off' live concert on the island of Goree.
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RETURN TO GOREE
**NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD**

"absorbing... a transcendent experience"
TIME OUT

"touching, sad... and ultimately uplifting... unforgettable filmmaking"
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

"magical"
NEW YORK TIMES

Internationally acclaimed Senegalese singer YOUSSOU N'DOUR explores Africa's enduring musical legacy from its historical roots in the slave trade, to its far reach across the globe in RETURN TO GOREE.

With renowned jazz pianist MONCEF GENOUD, their journey takes them from the Goree trading post, where African slaves were processed on to ships bound for the Americas, to Atlanta, New Orleans, New York City and finally Luxembourg. Revealing the history of jazz, the rich legacy of their ancestors and the influence on the cultures they became part of.

RETURN TO GOREE gathers together some of the world's most exceptional musicians and singers from gospel, traditional jazz and soul, including IDRIS MUHAMMAD, ERNIE HAMMES and GREGOIRE MARET and culminates in an exclusive 'one off' live concert on the island of Goree.

Released in a TWO-DISC SPECIAL EDITION, including:
Feature documentary: "Youssou N'Dour: Return to Goree"
Exclusive concert performed on the island of Goree
Interviews with Pierre-Yves Borgeaud, Youssou N'Dour, Moncef Genoud, Amiri Baraka and many more
Trailer
Music video "Door of No Return" by Steel Pulse
Exclusive limited edition collector's booklet.


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"absorbing... a transcendent experience"
TIME OUT

"Pierre-Yves Borgeaud's documentary thrives on throwing darkness onto sunlight and watching how its subjects come to terms with one of the greatest stains on human history." 4 STARS
MOJO MAGAZINE

"fascinating"
THE SCOTSMAN

"touching, sad... and ultimately uplifting... unforgettable filmmaking"
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

"powerful"
SONGLINES

"uplifting and heartwarming"
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

"Mellow as buttermilk and twice as nutritious... a magical history tour"
NEW YORK TIMES