Naming (The)

  • Naming (The)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1997
Format : Feature
Running time : 64 (in minutes)

A young couple decides to give their child an African name according to the tradition of the mother's culture. In order to do so, the mandatory return to the village disturbs the husband, who was born in the city and who does not have the traditional practice of the countryside.

Director: Cecil Moller
Production: Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (Namibia), No Plot Productions (Namibia)
With: Liana Bachler, John Dalton, Matthew Haikali, Rauna Mannasse, Nande Bachler, Tjeripo Katjangua
Screenwriter: Panduleni Haelundu, Vickson Hangula, Cecil Moller
Picture: Willem Barnard
Sound: Burton Reid
Editing: Volker Buchholz 

Languages: Anglais, Oshiwambo

Festival:
Amiens 1998

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