This traditionally ethnographic sequence film focuses on the negotiations betwen representatives of two families during a payment of bridewealth. In the past the husband's group would carry a spear and a sword to hang in the wife's house. Now, a payment is made as a substitute for the spear and sword. The payment of bridewealth is a long and complex ceremony in which representatives from the husband and wife's family engage in a heated negotiation process. The bride and groom are completely excluded from the negotiations and never appear in the film.
Cast
Recommendations
view all
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
McQueen
Naqoyqatsi
Directed by John Ford
The Class of ‘92
Downloaded
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
A Decade Under the Influence
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
Powaqqatsi
My Mom Jayne
Life in a Day
Champs