Mammy Water

Mammy Water

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19530h 19minDocumentary MoviesFrançais
5.8

Plot

"Mammy Water" is mother sea, source of food. Jean Rouch filmed this short documentary in the Gulf of Guinea, in Ghana, where is held a colorful festival, the Chama, in which the participants offer cassava, gin and tobacco to the spirits of water and sacrifice a white ox to thank them and express their gratitude and respect.

WriterPhilippe Luzuy
DirectorJean Rouch
Actor
CountryFrance
ProductionLes Films de la Pléiade