The Sacred Woods: A coming-of-age ritual in Ivory Coast | Arts and Culture

The Sacred Woods: A coming-of-age ritual in Ivory Coast | Arts and Culture

From: Al Jazeera World
A story of the gruelling coming-of-age rituals young men from a remote village in Ivory Coast go through.

This award-winning documentary from Ivory Coast follows a group of young men who undergo an ancient coming-of-age ceremony in a remote West African forest.
Their spiritual tutor is struggling to preserve the tradition of the Generation Festival at a time when young…

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