For the Best and for the Onion (French: Pour le meilleur et pour l'oignon) is a 2008 Nigerien documentary film about onion farmers in Galmi, Niger, written and directed by Sani Elhadj Magori.[1]

Synopsis

Filmed in the director's hometown over the course of a single growing season, the film follows how the price of onions affects the lives of two young villagers who wish to wed, while the father of the would-be bride, Yaro, struggles to make enough from his crop to be able to offer his daughter a fitting marriage.[2]

Awards and festivals

• 2008, Prix Jean Rouch, Forum Africain du Film Documentaire de Niamey
• 2009, International Jury Prize and Prix du jury jeunes lycéen, Festival international de films sur la ruralité de Ville-sur-Yron (France)[2]
• 2009, African Movie Academy Awards, Best Documentary Feature
• 2009, Terra di Tutti Film Festival (Italy), Best Foreign Film Award
• 2010, Pan African Film & Arts Festival (Los Angeles), Best Short Documentary
• 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Selected to Cinémas du monde section[1]

References

External links

• For the Best and for the Onion at IMDb
• "For the Best and for the Onion". icarusfilms.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
• "For the Best and for the Onion". andanafilms.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
• "For the Best and for the Onion". adalios.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
• "For the Best and for the Onion". Film Society of Lincoln Center. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

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