Le Wazzou polygame

Le Wazzou polygame (also known as Polygamic Wazzou^[1] or The Polygamist's Morale^[2]) is a 1971 Nigerien/French film about polygamy directed by and starring Oumarou Ganda. It was produced by Argos Films in France.^[3] It won the Grand Prize at the 1972 Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou and was the first official winner of that festival.^[4]

Le Wazzou polygame
Opening title
Directed by	Oumarou Ganda
Release date	1971 (1971)
Running time	50 minutes
Countries	Niger France
Language	Zarma

Cast

• Oumarou Ganda
• Joseph Salamatou
• Zalika Souley
• Garba Mamane
• Amadou Seyni
• Ousmane Diop

See also

• Polygamy in Niger

References

Footnotes

1. "Le Wazzou Polygame", British Film Institute, archived from the original on 10 October 2012, retrieved 22 April 2011
2. Pfaff, p. 265
3. Thackway, p. 220
4. "About Fepasco", BBC World Service, BBC, 2003, retrieved 22 April 2011

Bibliography

• Pfaff, Françoise (2004), Focus on African Films, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0-253-21668-0
• Thackway, Melissa (2003), Africa Shoots Back: Alternative Perspectives in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Film, James Currey Publishers, ISBN 0-85255-576-8

External links

• Le Wazzou polygame at IMDb