BABATU, LES TROIS CONSEILS
The only historical film of Jean Rouch & Co., Babatu. The 3 advices traces the warrior epic of the Zarma chief Babatu who conquered Gurunsi country, prospering as a result of the slave trade. Damouré, Lam, Tallou, some «guest stars» and a few others, bring to life the adventures of those famous warriors of the 19th century. In between unbridled improvisation and reenactment – benefiting from the screenplay of the historian, writer and politician Boubou Hama from Niger – a movie still relevant today…
Year of production: 1976
Duration: 95
Credits
- Jean ROUCH Director
- Boubou HAMA Screenplay
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Production
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CFE - COMITÉ DU FILM ETHNOGRAPHIQUE / INOUSSA OUSSEINI
Musée de l'Homme 17 place du Trocadéro
75116
Paris France
T: +3301 47 04 38 20cfe@mnhn.frwww.comitedufilmethnographique.com
Distribution
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CFE - COMITÉ DU FILM ETHNOGRAPHIQUE
T: 333301 47 04 38 20www.comitedufilmethnographique.comcfe@mnhn.fr
International sales
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CFE - COMITÉ DU FILM ETHNOGRAPHIQUE
T: 333301 47 04 38 20www.comitedufilmethnographique.comcfe@mnhn.fr