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Directed by Moustapha Alassane

Samba the Great

14m

Directed by Moustapha Alassane • 1977 • Niger

An imaginative mix of watercolor and stop-motion animation brings to life the legend of a folkloric hero who sets out on a daring quest to prove his love to a princess.

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