Matsamiyo

Matsamiyo

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2026
0h 9m
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Drama
Family

Overview

A mother and her daughter are questioning the practice of the white sheet: the ‘Matsamiyo’. This family custom, practised in Mayotte, involves verifying a woman’s chastity before her marriage.

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Mayotte La 1ère

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