Release Date

25 Jun, 1979

Runtime

01:10: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In 1972, the Dogon of the Bandiagara cliff in Mali celebrated the funeral of Anaï Dolo, head of the Bongo Masks Society, who died at the age of 122. On this occasion, the large Bongo mask, is erected and for twenty days, family members, elders, men from neighbouring villages purify the village.

Original Title

Funerailles A Bongo: Le Vieux Anai

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Actors

Crew

Jean Rouch

Germaine Dieterlen

Youssouf Cissé

Amadinie Dolo

Lam I. Dia

Tallou Mouzourane

Moussa Hamidou

I. Guindo

Danièle Tessier

Ibrahima Guindo

Patrick Genet