FRANCE · 1949

Circumcision

Jean Rouch
French New Wave circumcision ritual Songhai culture coming of age ceremony ethnographic documentary Niger
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Rites and operation of the circumcision of thirty Songhai children on the Niger. Material of this film has been used to make "Les Fils de l'Eau".

Year1949
CountryFrance
DirectorJean Rouch
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