Cognagui, the Path of the Ancesters

  • Cognagui, la Voie des Ancêtres
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv, History/society
Year of production : 2008
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 52 (in minutes)
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In a border zone between Senegal and Guinea Bissau, a tribe forgotten from the ethnographers continue to maintain and convey a lifestyle coming from the mists of ages. Located beyond the grassy plates and of the tropical forests which surround Fouta Djalon, the "Cognagui Country" is one of the most isolated and least accessible territories in the Western North of Guinea. Between culture and tradition, the living of these people is articulated around many rituals which mark and punctuate the various stages of the life of each individual…

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