Yenendi de Ganghel, le village foudroyé

A Short film of

Jean Rouch

Produced by

CNRS Images

Production year1968

Runtime35 min

Synopsis

A lightning bolt strikes the home of a family in a fishing village along the River Niger. To rid themselves of this bad omen of celestial anger the inhabitants take preventative measures and conduct a ceremony to honour the gods.

Credits

Director (1)

Jean Rouch
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : CNRS Images

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Themes : Ethnography
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French
Production year : 1968
Runtime : 35 min
Aspect ratio : 1.37
Audio format : Mono

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