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For the best and for the onion! / Adalios & Dangarama present ; a film by Sani Elhadj Magori.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Hausa
- Subjects (All):
- Village communities--Niger.
- Village communities.
- Betrothal--Niger.
- Betrothal.
- Onions--Niger.
- Onions.
- Manners and customs.
- Niger--Social life and customs.
- Niger.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (52 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2010]
- Language Note:
- In Haussa and French with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Agriculture is key to the local economy in Niger, with Galmi onions prized throughout West Africa. Farmer Yaro's daughter Salamatou is betrothed to Adamou. The couple hope to marry soon, but after each harvest--much to his future son-in-law's frustration--Yaro postpones the wedding yet again. He says he wants his daughter to be married with dignity, and that means having enough money to pay for all the expenses tradition demands. As the growing season progresses, Yaro is under increasing pressure to finally set a date for the wedding. Meanwhile, the market price of onions begins a rapid downward slide and the engaged couple come up with a solution to speed their marriage.
- Credits:
- Camera, Malam Saguirou, Salissou Rabé ; editor, François Pit; translation, Sylviane Chirouze.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Adalios/Dangarama/TV Rennes 35, c2008.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 15, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- if-onio Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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