Secret Africa (1969)
1h 43m
Running Time
November 20, 1969Release Date
Plot.
Documentary about French Equatorial Africa, including sequences on adult circumcision rites of Bariba tribe; whipping of young Peuls; a secret asylum in the jungle; new-born tattooing in Haussa tribe; Muslim Tabaski tribe's rites; blood rites.
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Details.
Release DateNovember 20, 1969
Original NameAfrica segreta
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
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Wiki.
Africa Segreta (1969) (Translation: Secret Africa) is an Italian documentary film on French Equatorial Africa by Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni and Guido Guerrasio. The film is narrated by Riccardo Cucciolla and explores a wide range of topics such as adult circumcision in the Bariba Tribe, the whipping of young Peuls, tattooing newborns in the Haussa tribe and blood rites conducted amongst ethnic groups in French Equatorial Africa.