Watch The Drums of the Past (1971) Online

"Tourou et Bitti", an eight minute documentary concerning a ritual in Niger, is yet another example of Rouch's excellence in creating documentaries which surpass the conventional documentary format. Just as frightening and fascinating as "Les maîtres fous", this one goes straight into the roots of ancient African cultures, in which music has an hypnotic effect, being at the same time an exorcism and a public show. Both the female and the male dancers are almost deities about to be unleashed... Spectral and humanitarian. Read More

Watch The Drums of the Past online. Featuring , The Drums of the Past is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.8. It is available for streaming online in the USA The movie was filmed in France and was released on 1971. The Drums of the Past was directed by Jean Rouch,Lam Dia-Hama. Read Less