Overview Walé Shantal, Ekonda Woman, 52 min. Африка, Заир, обичај, традиција, иницијација. (The custom of the Ekondas of Zaire that young mothers, called Walé, return to live with their parents after the birth of their first child, for a period of two to five years. Chantal, the mother of a little girl, finally reaches the end of this period of seclusion which will be marked by a ritual performance in which she will dance and sing. After this ritual, she will become a "woman, mother of children")