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"Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love," is a music-infused cinematic journey about the power of one man's voice to inspire change. The highest selling African artist of all time, N'dour, has collaborate...( read more  read more... )d with musical superstars like Bono, Neneh Cherry and Peter Gabriel. At home in Senegal, the Grammy-award winning artist is an inspiration for generations. The film chronicles N'dour, a devout Sufi Muslim, as he releases a deeply personal and religious album called Egypt in the hope of promoting a more tolerant face of Islam. Almost instantly, his fellow Senegalese reject the album, and denounce his actions as blasphemous. Director Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi follows N'dour for over two years - filming in Africa, Europe, and America--to tell the story of how he faces these challenges and eventually wins over audiences both at home and abroad.

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PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Release Date: June 12, 2009

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  • fadjab
    June 14, 2009
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    top 20 sexy
  • digididi
    June 11, 2009
    digididi
    A terrific documentary about a time in the life of a great vocal artist when his calling was really placed under the judgment of the ignorant.

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August 27, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This documentary by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi could have used more music for my taste, and fewer talking heads. But it's absorbing all the same. N'Dour is the sort of humanitarian bridge that we need ... full review

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