FRANCE · 1947

In the Land of the Black Magi

Jean Rouch
French New Wave hippopotamus hunting Niger Sorko people ethnographic documentary traditional practices
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Rouch’s earliest surviving film, which depicts the Sorko of Niger on a hippopotamus hunt. - MoMA

Year1947
CountryFrance
DirectorJean Rouch
In the Land of the Black Magi poster

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