| Jaguar | |
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| Directed by | Jean Rouch |
| Produced by | Pierre Braunberger |
| Starring | Damouré Zika, Lam, Illo |
| Narrated by | Jean Rouch, Damouré Zika, Lam |
| Cinematography | Jean Rouch |
| Music by | Enos Amelodon, Tallou Mouzourane, Amisata Gaoudelize |
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Running time | 91 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Jaguar is a 1967 French ethnographic film directed by Jean Rouch. Set in the 1950s, it follows three men from Niger, Damouré, Lam, and Illo, who travel to the Gold Coast (now Ghana) for work. Much of the dialogue and narration in the film is provided by the three men themselves as they comment on their past experiences on their journey.
After being exhibited at the Venice Film Festival in 1967, the movie finally had a general though limited release in 1971. It was well-received by French audiences and critics,[1] and has since received considerable academic attention due to the film's unconventional framing and its implicit rebuke to chauvinist, one-dimensional European portrayals of life in Africa.[2]