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For the Best and for the Onion

2009 Nigerien film

For the Best and for the Onion (French: Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon) is a 2008 Nigerien documentary film about onion farmers in Galmi, Niger, written and directed by Sani Elhadj Magori.[1]

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Synopsis

Filmed in the director's hometown over the course of a single growing season, the film follows how the price of onions affects the lives of two young villagers who wish to wed, while the father of the would-be bride, Yaro, struggles to make enough from his crop to be able to offer his daughter a fitting marriage.[2]

Awards and festivals

  • 2008, Prix Jean Rouch, Forum Africain du Film Documentaire de Niamey
  • 2009, International Jury Prize and Prix du jury jeunes lycéen, Festival international de films sur la ruralité de Ville-sur-Yron (France)[2]
  • 2009, Africa Movie Academy Awards, Best Documentary Feature
  • 2009, Terra di Tutti Film Festival (Italy), Best Foreign Film Award
  • 2010, Pan African Film & Arts Festival (Los Angeles), Best Short Documentary
  • 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Selected to Cinémas du monde section[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rencontre avec Elhadj Magori Sani, réalisateur nigérien de "Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon"". RFI (in French). 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon". Fofo Magazine (in French). January 6, 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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