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For the Best and for the Onion!

Pour le meilleur et pour l’oignon!

2009

This documentary follows the onion farmers of Galmi in Niger, whose prized crop shapes their fortunes and futures, as one young man's marriage hangs on the coming harvest. A warm, observational portrait.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Niger

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Niger. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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