Sisters In Law (Cameroon: 2005)

Director

Florence Ayisi & Kim Longinotto

Cast list

Vera Ngassa as Herself
Beatrice Ntuba as Herself

Credits

Producers: Florence Ayisi & Kim Longinotto

Synopsis

The film centers around four cases in Cameroon involving violence against women. It shows women seeking justice and effecting change on universal human interest issues. It also shows strong and positive images of women and children in Cameroon. The film portrays the lives of women and children in Cameroon, living by Islamic law (Sharia law). In addition, the cases that are examined within the film particularly deal mainly with the inequality of women and children. Specifically one of the children was beaten with a cane and the aunt was charged with child abuse. (Taken From Wikipedia.org)

Reviews

Clare Herbert, "Sisters In Law Review". Adventures at the Intersection of  Writing and Entrepreneurship (blog)

Robyn Blaker, "Sisters In Law". Films and Directors (blog)

Academic Articles:

Women in Film in Cameroon: Thérèse Sita-Bella, Florence Ayisi, Oswalde Lewat and Josephine Ndagnou by Olivier Jean Tchouaffé. Journal of African Cinemas, Vol. 4, No. 2, (Oct 2012), pp. 191-206

Other movies from Cameroon made in

Title Country Year Director More infos
Sisters In Law Cameroon 2005 Florence Ayisi & Kim Longinotto
Les Saignantes Cameroon 2005 Jean-Pierre Bekolo
Sorry, there's no movie with the same year.