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Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
Directed by Werner Herzog
Documentary · 52m
Herzog's documentary of the Wodaabe people of the Sahara/Sahel region. Particular attention is given to the tribe's spectacular courtship rituals and 'beauty pageants', where eligible young men strive to outshine each other and attract mates by means of lavish makeup, posturing and facial movements.
Cast
Werner Herzog
Crew
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writer
- Werner Herzog
- Editor
- Maximiliane Mainka
- Producer
- Patrick Sandrin
Details
- Original title
- Wodaabe – Die Hirten der Sonne
- Release date
- 1989-06-12
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German, French, Fulah
- Countries
- France, Germany
- Production
- France 2, Arion Productions, Canal+, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion