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FRANCE · 1974

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken

Jean Rouch
French New Wave poultry trade subsistence commerce desert journey west african culture entrepreneurship
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Synopsis

The story follows three poultry sellers on a trip across the bush, attempting to deliver a load of chickens to a market in Niamey.

Year1974
CountryFrance
DirectorJean Rouch
MovementFrench New Wave
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