Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
DVDRip | MKV | 694x562 | x264 @ 2500 Kbps | 49 min | 944 Mb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: Français, Español, Português, Русский, Italiano, Türkçe, العربية, 中文
Genre: Documentary
DVDRip | MKV | 694x562 | x264 @ 2500 Kbps | 49 min | 944 Mb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: Français, Español, Português, Русский, Italiano, Türkçe, العربية, 中文
Genre: Documentary
Director: Werner Herzog
Writer: Werner Herzog
Star: Werner Herzog
In Herdsmen of the Sun, Herzog records a rare, bright moment for the Wodaabe, a tribe of nomads in the African Sahel. In 1988, the best rains in 60 years brought respite from the region’s chronic drought and long-delayed markets, weddings, and festivals could be held. The Wodaabe consider themselves to be the most beautiful people in the world. At the height of their festival, Wodaabe men adorn and display themselves to be chosen by women in a contest celebrating beauty and love.
Very interesting documentary that follows the Wodaabe tribe of the Sahara region as they discuss various parts of their lives including a four year drought they had just gone through. The majority of the film focuses on a seven day beauty pageant where the women get to pick men to spend the night with and perhaps marry. I'm not sure how Herzog picks his material when it comes time to do a documentary but he's got a magic touch at finding interesting subjects. This is a very interesting documentary that shows us some people that many probably never even heard of and I have to wonder how many of the people in the film had ever seen a video camera before the German director showed up to film them. The film moves at a very fast pace and there's not a single slow moment even though a lot of the film is pictures only and doesn't feature too much narration. The narration is done by Herzog himself and that incredible voice works well with the film. There are several very cute moments including the morning after a couple has stayed the night together and Herzog is trying to question them but they are blushing so much and can't think of anything to say. It's moments like that that make this documentary worth seeing.
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Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
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