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Lumière d’Afrique

Director: Sani Elhadj Magori
2008, France, Nigeria , 52’ color
Haoussa, French with Turkish subtitles

The Galmi purple, the onion from Niger, pervades West African markets with four hundred thousands tons a year.  In Galmi, Salamatou’s been waiting for her wedding for two years  her father Yaro, urged both by her future in-laws and the village gossip makes a decision : “The wedding will take place at the harvest !” Yaro is aware that to be up to his commitment this time, he has to produce more and sell at a higher price…

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