''The Wedding Ring'' (''Zin'naariyâ!'') is a 2016 Nigerien
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Rahmatou Keïta. It was selected as the Nigerien entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
91st Academy Awards
The 91st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2018 and took place on February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, A ...
, but it was not nominated.
It was the first film to be submitted by Niger in the Foreign Language Oscar category.
Cast
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Magaajyia Silberfeld as Tiyaa
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Salamatou Kimba Farinwata
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Harouna Amoud
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Yazi Dogo
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Ali Nuhu
Ali Nuhu Mohammed (Born 15 March 1974) is a Nigerian actor and director. He acts in both Hausa and English movies, and he is also known as king of Kannywood or "Sarki Ali" by the media; Kannywood is the Hausa film industry headquartered in K ...
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Mariam Kaba
Mariam Kaba (born 9 August 1961) is a French-Guinean actress.
Biography
Kaba was born in Kankan, Guinea, the daughter of Mohamed Ba Kaba, a diplomat and the author of several books on Islam. She moved to France in the early 1980s. After receiv ...
See also
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List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
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List of Nigerien submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2016 films
2016 drama films
Nigerien drama films
Zarma-language films
Hausa-language films
Fula-language films
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