My Week with Maisy vs Yao
My Week with Maisy has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Yao). My Week with Maisy is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 43m. Yao is the older of the two (2019 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Week with Maisy
Yao| My Week with Maisy | Yao | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2019 |
| Length | 18m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mika Simmons | Philippe Godeau |
| Main cast | MyAnna Buring, Joanna Lumley, Poppy Gilbert, Ellie-Mae Siame, Adrian Christopher | Omar Sy, Fatoumata Diawara, Lionel Louis Basse, Germaine Acogny, Alibeta |
Synopsis
My Week with Maisy
Mrs Foster, a retired lady whose cup is half empty, is starting chemotherapy and is understandably anxious. The last thing she needs, is to have to share the treatment room with a 'know it all child' who wants to grow up to be a lesbian. But through their unexpected friendship, Maisy Jones gives Mrs Foster much more than just a glimmer of hope.
Yao
From his village in northern Senegal, Yao is a 13-year-old boy ready to do anything to meet his hero: Seydou Tall, a famous French actor. Invited to Dakar to promote his new book, the latter goes to his country of origin for the first time. To fulfill his dream, the young Yao organizes his fugue and brave 387 kilometers alone to the capital. Touched by this child, the actor decides to flee his obligations and to accompany him home. But on the…
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