The Mad Masters

1955 / 36m

Documentary Horror Short
The Mad Masters poster

Director:

Jean Rouch

Country:

FR

IMDb Link:

IMDb

Release Date:

1973-06-17

Storyline:

The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the same elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation.