In front of Jean Rouch's camera, Germaine Dieterlen recalls her ethnographic itinerary, at the Musée de l'Homme, in Mali and in the Paris of the 1930s.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Germaine Dieterlenherself | herself |
 Jean Rouchhimself | himself |
| BBrice Ahounouhimself | himself |
| MMahmoud Maïgahimself | himself |