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A white doctor is walking with African women through a shantytown in Nigeria. Shot from a car window of the poor rural village. Shot of car approaching the University Hospital. Some Nigerian doctor talking to a patient. A Yoruba healer (babalawo) and his son chanting and consulting strands of bean pods to diagnose a boy. The mother places some paper money on her son’s forehand. The healer tosses the bean pod strands in the air while his son shakes a noisemaker.