BABATU, LES TROIS CONSEILS

Jean ROUCH
  • 2017
  • Cannes Classics
  • Restored prints

The only historical film of Jean Rouch & Co., Babatu. The 3 advices traces the warrior epic of the Zarma chief Babatu who conquered Gurunsi country, prospering as a result of the slave trade. Damouré, Lam, Tallou, some «guest stars» and a few others, bring to life the adventures of those famous warriors of the 19th century. In between unbridled improvisation and reenactment – benefiting from the screenplay of the historian, writer and politician Boubou Hama from Niger – a movie still relevant today…

Directed by : Jean ROUCH
Year of production: 1976
Duration: 95 minutes

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