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title: 'Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 48
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wodaabe-herdsmen-of-the-sun-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098669/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wodaabe – Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)

1989 · 48 min · Documentary · Germany

Original title: Wodaabe - Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara

## Synopsis

Herdsmen of the Sun is a 1989 documentary film by Werner Herzog.
The film explores the social rituals and cultural celebrations of the Saharan nomadic Wodaabe tribe. Particular focus is given to the Gerewol celebration, which features an elaborate male beauty contest to win wives.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Producer:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorg-schmidt-reitwein)

## Cast

- [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)

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