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THE MAD MASTERS

by Jean Rouch

synopsis

In one of the first mockumentaries ever created, director Jean Rouch takes his viewers to the city of Accra (West Africa) where he follows the Hauka movement and their religious and ritual proceedings which works as an effective way to challenge and resist the British colonialism of the period. The indigenous people's rituals includes strange and frantic dances, chanting, sacrifices and some mockery of the Europeans living there.

international title: The Mad Masters
original title: Les maîtres fous
country: France
year: 1955
genre: fiction
directed by: Jean Rouch
film run: 55'
release date: CH 08/1955, IT 1957, NL 07/12/1995, CZ 17/04/2004
cast: Jean Rouch
cinematography by: Jean Rouch
film editing: Suzanne Baron

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