Le Wazzou polygame (1971)
- Original title
- Le wazzou polygame
- Directed by
- Oumarou Ganda
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Niger, France
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Muslim man in Niger takes a second wife which creates tension in his household and community. The film looks at his relationships and the moral questions that come with polygamy.
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What happens
Le Wazzou polygame (also known as Polygamic Wazzou or The Polygamist's Morale) is a 1971 Nigerien/French film about polygamy directed by and starring Oumarou Ganda. It was produced by Argos Films in France. It won the Grand Prize at the 1972 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou and was the first official winner of that festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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