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Mammy Water

Mammy Water (1953)

0h 19m | PG-13

⭐ 5.8 / 10

"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.

Director: Jean Rouch

Studio: Les Films de la Pléiade

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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