Samson art and combat
Portrait of Sanson, a young Tahitian artist passionate about roosters.
Portrait of Sanson, a young Tahitian artist passionate about roosters. Cockfighting was introduced to Polynesia by early Chinese immigrants. It took place everywhere, on all the islands. Wherever there was a Chinese trader he organized a cockfight, to the extent that he had fighting cocks. But this is not a particularly Chinese cultural trait. It doesn't come from China. Cockfighting is extremely old in the Mediterranean and throughout southern Asia, and in particular the Philippines where it was very organized.
- Year: 2017
- Country: French Polynesia
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Emotion
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- Director: Jonathan Bougard, Jean-Philippe Joaquim
- Cast: Samson Teamotuaitau, Hereia Lenoir, Jean Guiart