![Mammy Water](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ADWqvHq279diopo63yVBNOM3aL.jpg)
Plot
"Mammy Water" is mother sea, source of food. Jean Rouch filmed this short documentary in the Gulf of Guinea, in Ghana, where is held a colorful festival, the Chama, in which the participants offer cassava, gin and tobacco to the spirits of water and sacrifice a white ox to thank them and express their gratitude and respect.
Writer | Philippe Luzuy |
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Director | Jean Rouch |
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Country | France |
Production | Les Films de la Pléiade |