The Mad Masters

The Mad Masters

1955
28m
6.3

6.3/10

66 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

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.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Les Films de la Pléiade
Production Countries
France Ghana
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

short film

Quick Facts

Original Title Les Maîtres fous
Release Date August 24, 1955
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0048363

Cast

Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch

Narrator

Key Crew

Jean Rouch
Director