Synopsis
Based on the death of a native of the Dongo tribe in Badiagara, on the coast of West Africa, a man born in 1849, who died at the age of more than 120 years. Follows the ritual that precedes, accompanies and follows the man's eventual demise.
Credits
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : CNRS Images
Full credits (2)
- Director of Photography : Jean Rouch
- Editor : Danièle Tessier
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Ethnography
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1972
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 10 min
- Current status :
- Approval :
- Production formats : 16mm
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono