The Mad Masters

The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the same elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation.

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

28 min

Actor:

Jean Rouch

Quality:

HD

Director:

Jean Rouch

Release:

1955

Country:

France , Ghana

IMDb:

6.2