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  • Jean Rouch – La chasse au lion à l’arc AKA The Lion Hunters (1966)

    1961-1970DocumentaryFranceJean Rouch

    Documentation of the lion hunt performed by the gow hunters of the Songhay people, shot on the border between Niger and Mali over a period of seven years.

    Icarus Films Synopsis:

    Shot on the border between Niger and Mali over a period of seven years, THE LION HUNTERS is Jean Rouch’s documentation of the lion hunt performed by the gow hunters of the Songhay people.

    Opening on the Niger River, the film travels north to “the bush that is farther than far “: the desert region populated by the Fulani cattle herders, who have requested the help of the gow in eliminating a lion, nicknamed “The American” for his cruel cunning, who has been killing their cows.Read More »

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