Directed by Moustapha Alassane • 1966 • Niger, France
Starring Harouna Diarra, Djingarey Abdoulaye Maïga, Zalika Souley
The Wild West comes to Africa in this raucous send-up of cultural colonialism—an influence on Djibril Diop Mambety’s TOUKI BOUKI—in which a young Nigerien man returns home from a trip to the United States with suitcase full of cowboy outfits in tow. Donning the western wear, he and his friends bring a taste of lawless frontier mayhem to their town.
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Directed by Moustapha Alassane • 1966 • Niger
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