Le Wazzou polygame (also known as Polygamic Wazzou[1] or The Polygamist's Morale[2]) is a 1971 Nigerien/French film about polygamy directed by and starring Oumarou Ganda. It was produced by Argos Films in France.[3] It won the Grand Prize at the 1972 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou and was the first official winner of that festival.[4]
| Le Wazzou polygame | |
|---|---|
 Opening title | |
| Directed by | Oumarou Ganda |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Countries | Niger France |
| Language | Zarma |
Cast
edit- Oumarou Ganda
- Joseph Salamatou
- Zalika Souley
- Garba Mamane
- Amadou Seyni
- Ousmane Diop
See also
editReferences
edit- Footnotes
- ^ "Le Wazzou Polygame", British Film Institute, archived from the original on 10 October 2012, retrieved 22 April 2011
- ^ Pfaff, p. 265
- ^ Thackway, p. 220
- ^ "About Fepasco", BBC World Service, BBC, 2003, retrieved 22 April 2011
- Bibliography
- Pfaff, Françoise (2004), Focus on African Films, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0-253-21668-0
- Thackway, Melissa (2003), Africa Shoots Back: Alternative Perspectives in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Film, James Currey Publishers, ISBN 0-85255-576-8
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