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Le Dipri
Le Dipri

LE DIPRI

Directed by Roger Gnoan M'Bala
Cote d'Ivoire, 2009
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

Dipri is a form of initiation practised by the Abidji people. During a journey that takes place every year, people take part in a demonstration of religious mystical power fueled by a collective trance. A knife is used to inflict cuts on great masters, wounds from which they claim to cure instantly.

Synopsis

Dipri is a form of initiation practised by the Abidji people. During a journey that takes place every year, people take part in a demonstration of religious mystical power fueled by a collective trance. A knife is used to inflict cuts on great masters, wounds from which they claim to cure instantly.