
Circumcision
1949-01-01 · 15 min · ★ 4.8
Rites and operation of the circumcision of thirty Songhai children on the Niger. Material of this film has been used to make "Les Fils de l'Eau".
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- Directors
- Jean Rouch
- Production companies
- Musée de l'Homme
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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