Rivers of sand
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Portrays the people called the Hamar, who live in the scrubland of southwestern Ethiopia. Points out that in this society, the men are the masters and the women are slaves and shows how this sexual inequality affects the mood and behavior of the people.
, Examines the sex roles of the Hamar people in southwestern Ethiopia, emphasizing the repressive nature of men's domination over women. Depicts this domination by revealing the appropriate daily life situations and rituals (such as the whipping ceremony) as well as utilizing the interview technique. Interviews one Hamar woman who speaks throughout the film of her subordination to her husband and the general suppression of women in Hamar society. Filmed by noted ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner.
, Examines the sex roles of the Hamar people in southwestern Ethiopia, emphasizing the repressive nature of men's domination over women. Depicts this domination by revealing the appropriate daily life situations and rituals (such as the whipping ceremony) as well as utilizing the interview technique. Interviews one Hamar woman who speaks throughout the film of her subordination to her husband and the general suppression of women in Hamar society. Filmed by noted ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner.
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- Robert Gardner
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Portrays the people called the Hamar, who live in the scrubland of southwestern Ethiopia. Points out that in this society, the men are the masters and the women are slaves and shows how this sexual inequality affects the mood and behavior of the people.
, Examines the sex roles of the Hamar people in southwestern Ethiopia, emphasizing the repressive nature of men's domination over women. Depicts this domination by revealing the appropriate daily life situations and rituals (such as the whipping ceremony) as well as utilizing the interview technique. Interviews one Hamar woman who speaks throughout the film of her subordination to her husband and the general suppression of women in Hamar society. Filmed by noted ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
, Examines the sex roles of the Hamar people in southwestern Ethiopia, emphasizing the repressive nature of men's domination over women. Depicts this domination by revealing the appropriate daily life situations and rituals (such as the whipping ceremony) as well as utilizing the interview technique. Interviews one Hamar woman who speaks throughout the film of her subordination to her husband and the general suppression of women in Hamar society. Filmed by noted ethnographic filmmaker Robert Gardner.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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- Wikidata · Q7338344 ↗ — country, genre, credits
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