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To Find the Baruya Story

1982 · 1h 3m · Documentary

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Overview

This multi-faceted film, photographed in both 1969 and in Paris in 1982, illustrates an anthropologist's actual fieldwork methods and personal relationships among the Baruya, and provides an in-depth view of the Baruya's traditional salt-based economic system. The film follows Dr. Godelier as he explores the complexities of food production and the effects of new technologies. He comments: "I have to find and bring together the different pieces of Baruya culture... That's my job, to find the story."

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Release date
January 1, 1982
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 3m
Genres
Documentary

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