For the Best and for the Onion

Directed by Sani Elhadj Magori Written by Sani Elhadj Magori Release date October 2009 Director Sani Elhadj Magori Producer Malam Saguirou		Produced by Malam Saguirou Edited by François Pit Initial release October 2009 Screenplay Sani Elhadj Magori
Production company Adalios Dangarama Les Films du Kutus TV Rennes 35 Awards Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Documentary Cinematography Malam Saguirou, Salissou Rabé Similar A Night of Love, Mussorgsky, For the Sake of My Intemper, Los Isleros, Yes - But

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.

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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.

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)

2009, African 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

References

For the Best and for the Onion Wikipedia

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