For the Best and for the Onion () is a 2008 Nigerien documentary film about onion farmers in Galmi, Niger, written and directed by Sani Elhadj Magori.
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.
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) 2009, Africa 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
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