Pam Kuso Kar (Breaking Pam's Vases)

Overview

In February 1974, Pam Sambo Zima, the oldest of the priests of possession in Niamey, Niger, died at the age of seventy-plus years. In his backyard, the followers from the possession cult symbolically break the dead priest's ritual vases and cry for the deceased while dividing up the clothes of the divinities.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1974

Original language

French

Spoken languages

french

Countries

France, Niger

Production

CNRS Images,Comité du film Éthnographique,CNRS Images, Comité du film Éthnographique

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0210216