For the Best and for the Onion (French: Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon) | |
Director: | Sani Elhadj Magori |
Producer: | Malam Saguirou |
Cinematography: | Salissou Rabé Malam Saguirou |
Editing: | François Pit |
Studio: | Adalios Dangarama Les Films du Kutus TV Rennes 35 |
Runtime: | 52 minutes |
Country: | Niger France |
Language: | Hausa French |
For the Best and for the Onion (fr|'''Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon''') is a 2008 Nigerien documentary film about onion farmers in Galmi, Niger, written and directed by Sani Elhadj Magori.[1]
Filmed in the director's hometown over the course of a single growing season, the film follows how the price of onions affects the lives of two young villagers who wish to wed, while the father of the would-be bride, Yaro, struggles to make enough from his crop to be able to offer his daughter a fitting marriage.[2]