Synopsis
Despite the May rain ritual, rainfall is insufficient. During August the thunder divinity, Dongo, strikes a tree. A new purification ritual is performed but the harvest is nevertheless bad. Farmers and priests blame a failure to respect tradition.
Credits
Director (1)
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 : 1973
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Mono
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