Samba le grand

Director	Moustapha Alassane
Year	1977
Screened with	Toula, or the Genie of the Water
Country	Niger
Runtime	14m
Language	French
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Synopsis

Based on a traditional folktale, this animated film follows the hero Sambagana, who must complete a succession of arduous trials in order to make a princess laugh and earn her consent to marriage. Combining drawn animation and stop-motion puppetry, the film retells the legend through a stylized, episodic quest narrative.