Films 2015 - Cameroon - Sisters in Law: Stories from a Cameroon Court

Sisters in Law: Stories from a Cameroon Court

Director: Florence Ayisi, Kim Longinotto, 2005

Language: Pidgin English, subtitles
104 minutes – Cameroon

Wikipedia says: The film centres around four cases in Cameroon involving violence against women. It shows women seeking justice and effecting change on universal human interests issues. It also shows strong and positive images of women and children in Cameroon. Portrays the lives of women in children in Cameroon and living by the 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.

Reception: Screened in over 120 film festivals around the world, and also in Art House cinemas in Europe and USA. It has won many film awards including the prestigious Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes film festival in May 2005, Best Documentary Film at Hawaii International Film Festival, Audience Award at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Best Documentary on a Contemporary issue, Grierson Award, Social Justice Award for Documentary Film at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Best International Documentary at Real Life on Film Festival, Melbourne and Best Single Documentary, Royal Television Society.

For more films relating to Cameroon:
https://mubi.com/lists/lost-continent-cinema-of-cameroon

http://istanbulfilms.blogspot.com/2010/05/best-movies-from-cameroon-3.html