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Le Roi, la vache et le bananier

Mweze Ngangura
1994 Democratic Republic of the Congo; Belgium 60 minutes French; undetermined

In Ngweshe in the east of Zaire, wealth is measured in terms of how many cows and how large a banana plantation one owns. The daily life of this traditional African kingdom and its encounter with the hazards of modern life are portrayed with commentaries by the filmmaker and Makura, a storyteller who teaches children the regional customs, as well as by the King, Mwami Pierre Weza III.

Production :
Films-sud; CBA / Centre de l'Audiovisuel à Bruxelles; Sol'Œil-Films
Editing :
Marie-Hélène Mora
Sound :
Richard Verthé
Photography :
Jean-Louis Penez

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