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The Ax Fight

The Ax Fight

The Ax Fight (1975) is an ethnographic film by anthropologist and filmmaker Tim Asch and anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon about a conflict in a Yanomami village called Mishimishimabowei-teri, in southern Venezuela. It is best known as an iconic and idiosyncratic ethnographic film about the Yanomamo and is frequently shown in classroom settings.

Release DateJanuary 1, 1975
StatusReleased
Original TitleThe Ax Fight
Runtime 30min
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Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesVenezuela
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