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coolhemacha
IMDb member since October 2005
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Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara (1989)
Leaves a LOT to the imagination...
26 October 2005 - 2 out of 22 users found this review helpful.
This film leaves so many important details out. There are many questions I had after seeing the film that could have been answered easily.
In addition, the somber tone of the film, combined with the classical European songs dubbed over footage of the Wodaabe, gave the film a unique feeling of looking in from a colonialist perspective. Not the type of mood one wants to set when making an essentially anthropological film.
As a peek into the lifestyle and culture of a foreign people, the film did not fail completely. But, with so many other statements being made, the focus was really taken away from what would appear to be a really interesting group of people.
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