Damouré Zika
Damouré Zika was a Nigerien traditional healer, broadcaster, and film actor. Coming from a long line of traditional healers in the Sorko ethnic group of western Niger, Zika appeared in many of the films of French director Jean Rouch, becoming one of Niger's first actors.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.029 |
| Birthday | 1924-01-01 |
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1950
Battle on the Great River
5.7/3
In 1946 ethnographic researcher Rouch had attempted to film a "Bangaoui," a hippopotamus hunt along the river Niger, but the results were unsatisfacto...
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Battle on the Great River
1980
The Exile
6.2/4
Based on a traditional African tale. A king has the habit whilst walking in disguise on the streets of his kingdom to listen to the wishes of his own...
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The Exile
1973
Saitane
7.2/4
A sorcerer (played by the director himself) controls all activities in a village. Manipulating the different parties, the sorcerer promises love, good...
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Saitane
1974
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
6.9/7
The story follows three poultry sellers on a trip across the bush, attempting to deliver a load of chickens to a market in Niamey.
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Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Mr Chicken
1992
Damouré Speaks About AIDS
0/0
When the male nurse Damouré Zika talks about AIDS with his two friends Lam and Tallou, under the admiring eye of his own wife Lobo, who is a nurse's a...
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Damouré Speaks About AIDS
1973
Toula, or the Genie of the Water
0/0
The gods have declared the drought of the country. There seems to be no hope. A holy man summoned by the king requires the sacrifice of a young woman...
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Toula, or the Genie of the Water
1993
Madame l'eau
7.2/4
"Their land drought-stricken, three Nigerien farmers (and their donkey) travel to Holland to investigate the possibility of importing windmill technol...
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Madame l'eau
1970
Little by Little
7.2/12
An African travels to Paris to learn about the construction of tall buildings, but is soon taken up with the oddities of French life.
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Little by Little
1976
Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
5/2
Once upon a time, in the middle of the last century, a great warrior named Babatou. Nigerian jumper from the region Dounga Gurunsi invaded the country...
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Babatou, Three Pieces of Advice
1967
Jaguar
6.7/11
Jaguar, a kind of road movie on foot, tells of the journey of three friends, Damouré, Lam and Illo, on their way to the Gold Coast where they hope to...
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Jaguar
1973
VW-Voyou
6.3/3
A man rides a VW Beetle through the plains of Niger.
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VW-Voyou
1973
Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
0/0
It's the final of the giraffe football world championship. The 403 and the 504 are in the final. The referee gives the instructions and the cars rush...
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Giraffe Football or “The Alternative”
1987
Cousin, cousine
0/0
Mariama and Damouré, two cousins, are in Venice looking for a relic—or fetish—lost a long time ago, as in one of Gentile Bellini’s famous paintings....
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Cousin, cousine
1997
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
0/0
Two parts magical drama and one part straight documentary, this outing from famed ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch is set somewhere in Nigeria near a...
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