
The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the same elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation.
Release Date: 8/24/1955
Runtime: 28 minutes
Languages: French
Director: Jean Rouch
00Companies: Les Films de la Pléiade
Countries: France, Ghana
2017