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In the Shadow of The Sun 1998 Directed by Nadine Wanono , Phillipe Lordou

A film about a Dogon funeral and enthronement ritual. In Mali, 800 kilometers northeast of the capital of Bamako, the cliffs of Bandiagara stretch about 300 kilometers and reach a height of 300 meters. It is here among the Arou, one of the four tribes of the Dogon population, that Amma, Lord and creator of the world, chose the supreme religious chief who was responsible for fertility, rain and order on earth.

Country USA
Language English
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 1 January 1998
83 mins