Battle on the Great River

6.5 1950 33 min
Documentary

After an unsuccessful attempt in 1946 to film a traditional bangaoui (hippopotamus hunt) on the Niger River, Jean Rouch returns several years later to document the ritual in full. The film records the ceremonial prepara…

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Jean Rouch

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Illo Gaoudel
Damouré Zika

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