Circumcision (1978)
- Original title
- Tiyabu Biru
- Directed by
- Moussa Bathily
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Senegal
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a Senegalese village, a group of boys learn that there is no money for the cattle needed in a traditional circumcision ritual. To save the ceremony, they decide to steal the animals.
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