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The Tam Tams Are Silent

Name: The Tam Tams Are Silent
Released: 1972

Les tam tams se sont tus

1972

A young sculptor struggling to find his place in a changing Gabon falls into a forbidden love with the youngest wife of his uncle, and the two are forced to flee when their affair is discovered. A pioneering Gabonese feature.

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Part of 5 Essential Films from Gabon

This film is stop 2 of 5 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Gabon. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Gabon in the 196 country film challenge.