Bassirou Diakhate

The challenge: The canoe traces the odyssey of daily illegal immigration through the eyes of the captain of a fishing boat and living in Dakar responsible for transporting thirty men to Spain. Thirty men, most of whom have never even seen the sea and no idea what to expect on arrival on the European continent. (mubi.com)

A young Senegalese boy in Dakar is entrusted to a Koranic teacher who sends his pupils out into the street to beg and beats them if they return without his daily tribute. The boy flees and gets involved in other activities.