Batouk
Trailer: Batouk
Year: 1968
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Gaumont
Director: Jean-Jacques Manigot
Cast: Judith Jamison
Crew: Léopold Sédar Senghor (Writer), Carlos Páez Vilaró (Writer), Aimé Césaire (Writer), Jean-Jacques Manigot (Director)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Release: Jan 31, 1968
IMDb: 9.00/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 1
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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