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In Djenne, Mali, the dry season ends with a special tradition: plastering the Grand Mosque, the world's largest adobe building. This documentary follows the prelude to the festival and a centuries-old legend.
- Directors
- Edwin Donders
- Country
- Netherlands, Mali
- Genre
- Documentary
- Release date
- 2010-09-30
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Warning: spoilers
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The Djenneke of Djenne, Mali, mark the end of the dry season by plastering the Grand Mosque, the largest adobe construction in the world. High temperatures and scarce rainfall erode it quickly, so the community joins forces at the fete de crepissage to prevent the building from melting into clay. The documentary captures the days before the festival and offers a different view of Africa, interwoven with a centuries-old legend about the genesis of Djenne.
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