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Wakamba! (1955)

Wakamba! poster
Directed by
Edgar M. Queeny
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama shows social customs of the Bantu people in Kenya. It follows a young hunter named Tandu as he goes about daily life.

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What happens

Wakamba! is a 1955 American docudrama film which takes place in Kenya. It is a dramatized presentation of some of the social customs of the Bantu people, as represented through a young native hunter, Tandu. Narrated by Paul E. Prentiss, the film was a co-production of the American Museum of Natural History and Jarville Studios, and was released by RKO Radio Pictures on June 29, 1955. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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