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FRANCE · 1976
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
Synopsis
Once upon a time, in the middle of the last century, a great warrior named Babatou. Nigerian jumper from the region Dounga Gurunsi invaded the country and settled there. The brave prisoners were integrated into the army, women espoused. For fifty years, the adventurous young people from Niger Babatou went to live in the epic.
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France · French New Wave
Films with Similar Themes
warrior culture · colonial conquest · West African history · cultural integration · oral tradition
