Description
"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.
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Release Date1953
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Runtime0 hr 19 min
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Languagefr
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Rating5 (6)
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Genres
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DirectorJean Rouch
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Cast
