For the Best and for the Onion

For the Best and for the Onion
(French: Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon)
Directed by Sani Elhadj Magori
Produced by Malam Saguirou
Written by Sani Elhadj Magori
Cinematography Salissou Rabé
Malam Saguirou
Edited by François Pit
Production
company
Adalios
Dangarama
Les Films du Kutus
TV Rennes 35
Release dates
October 2009
Running time
52 minutes
Country Niger
France
Language Hausa
French

For the Best and for the Onion (French: Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon) is a 2008 Nigerien documentary film about onion farmers in Galmi, Niger, written and directed by Sani Elhadj Magori.[1]

Synopsis

Filmed in the director's hometown over the course of a single growing season, the film follows how the price of onions affects the lives of two young villagers who wish to wed, while the father of the would-be bride, Yaro, struggles to make enough from his crop to be able to offer his daughter a fitting marriage.[2]

Awards and festivals

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rencontre avec Elhadj Magori Sani, réalisateur nigérien de "Pour le meilleur et pour l’oignon"". RFI (in French). 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon". Fofo Magazine (in French). 6/1/2009. Retrieved 31 July 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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