A teenage boy from Dakar who dreams of escaping poverty in Italy. He travels across North Africa with his cousin Moussa, enduring desert crossings, rebel attacks, imprisonment, and forced labor. He eventually pilots a migrant boat to Sicily, becoming the de facto captain of their journey.
角色名包含关系词: sister
角色名包含关系词: mother
Ahmed provides the practical arrangement that makes the sea crossing possible.
Ahmed is a fixer in Tripoli who organizes Mediterranean crossings for migrants.
She represents Seydou's family ties and the home he leaves behind.
Seydou's mother is identified as his mother and expresses her wishes against his migration plans.
Their imprisonment provides the circumstances for their friendship and cooperation.
Martin is described as a French-speaking fellow inmate who pulls Seydou to a slave auction.
They are close cousins whose shared migration plan drives the story.
The plot identifies Seydou and Moussa as teenage cousins living in Dakar.
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