Characters & Themes
The Mad Masters (1955) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1955 · 28 mins · French
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- Starring
- Jean Rouch
The film examines the Hauka movement, a ritual in which participants mimic and dance to become possessed by the personas of French colonial administrators. They reenact the occupiers' elaborate military ceremonies, performing them in a trance‑like state rather than as literal recreations, highlighting a unique form of cultural resistance.
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