For the Best and For the Onion!
Synopsis
The purple from Galmi, the onion of Niger, irrigates the West-African markets with its 400 000 tons of annual production. At Galmi, Salamatou waits for his marriage since two years. Pressed by the in-laws and the village gossip, his father, Yaro, decides: the marriage will take place at the harvest. Yaro knows that to honor this commitment he this time has to produce more and win more.
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- Executive Producer : Magali Chirouze
- Screenwriter : Sani Elhadj Magori
- Directors of Photography : Malam Saguirou, Salissou Rabé
- Editor : François Pit
- Sound recordists : Abdoulaye Adamou Mato, Ali Ibrahim
- Foreign Producer : Malam Saguirou
- Co-producer : Dominique Hannedouche
- Production manager : Magali Chirouze
- Sound Editor : François Pit
- Sound Mixer : Christophe Jauseau
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary
- Themes : Monde rural, Business and trade , Economics, Family, Traditions
- Production language : French, African dialect
- Coproducer countries : France, Niger
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Niger)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 52 min
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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