Samba the Great

Name: Samba the Great
Genre: Animation
Released: 1977
Rating: 5.5

1977· 0h 14m

Animation

Directed by Moustapha Alassane

5.5/ 10

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Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Overview

Based on a traditional folktale, this animated film follows the hero Sambagana, who must complete a succession of arduous trials in order to make a princess laugh and earn her consent to marriage. Combining drawn animation and stop-motion puppetry, the film retells the legend through a stylized, episodic quest narrative.