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God gave her a Mercedes Benz / SFINX Film/TV ; directed by Katia Forbert Petersen ; concept and research by Ingrid Nyström ; myth narrated by Kossi Apkovi.
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- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Social conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Togo--Economic conditions.
- Togo.
- Togo--Social conditions.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (48 min.)
- Other Title:
- Mama Benz, an African market woman
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1993.
- Language Note:
- This edition in French with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- Documentary. Colorful markets of Africa are often dominated by strong older women, who control prices and determine who can buy their goods. These women are affectionately referred to as Mama Benz because each one has a chauffeured driven Mercedes Benz. This film focuses on one woman who presides over the cloth market in Lomé, Togo.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as documentary film in Denmark in 1992.
- Produced by SFINX Film/TV for the National Film Board of Denmark.
- Title on original cassette label: Mama Benz.
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2012. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.
- OCLC:
- 840840984
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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