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  • Dance of the Reeds (2000)
  • 56 min | Documentary
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Dance of the Reeds (2000)
56 min | Documentary
Swaziland (new name: Kingdom of Eswatini) is the last absolute monarchy in Africa. The titular reed dance taking place there is an annual celebration to which tens of thousands of unmarried girls and women from all over the country come to...See moreSwaziland (new name: Kingdom of Eswatini) is the last absolute monarchy in Africa. The titular reed dance taking place there is an annual celebration to which tens of thousands of unmarried girls and women from all over the country come to dance in extremely skimpy but very colorful costumes in front of the king in the hope that he will spot and choose one of them as his next wife. The four high school girls, the heroines of the film, not all of them dream of becoming the king's wife. The film shows how a joyful kingdom dies of AIDS in a joyful way. Written by G See less
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Director
Andrzej Fidyk
Writer
Andrzej Fidyk
Cinematographers
Adam Fresko | Mikolaj Nesterowicz
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Updated Dec 31, 2000
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2000 (Eswatini)

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