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Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
FRANCE · 1976

Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice

Jean Rouch
warrior culture colonial conquest West African history cultural integration oral tradition
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Synopsis

Once upon a time, in the middle of the last century, a great warrior named Babatou. Nigerian jumper from the region Dounga Gurunsi invaded the country and settled there. The brave prisoners were integrated into the army, women espoused. For fifty years, the adventurous young people from Niger Babatou went to live in the epic.

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