Project Detail

Sisters in Law

Mary Milton

Synopsis

Selected for Cannes 2005, festival favourite Kim Longinotto's latest work (co-directed with Florence Ayisi) is a totally fascinating - often hilarious - look at the work of one small courthouse in south-west Cameroon.

The two women at the heart of the documentary wouldn't be out of place in an Alexander McCall Smith bestseller. As the State Counsel and Court President, they dispense wisdom, wisecracks and justice in fair measure. The victims of crime - an abused child, a woman daring to accuse a man of rape, and another trying to end a brutal marriage in a society where divorce is taboo - are handled with fierce compassion. You'll feel like cheering when justice is served. (Sydney Film Festival)

Details

Year: 2006
Type of project: Features
Running time: 104 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Kim Longinotto, Florence Ayisi
Producer: Kim Longinotto
Editor: Ollie Huddleston
Screenwriter: Kim Longinotto
Director of Photography: Kim Longinotto
Sound: Mary Milton
Composer: D'Gary
Principal cast: Beatrice Ntuba, Vera Ngassa

Genre

Woman Director Black

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Vixen Films

26 Balfour Road
London N5 2HE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7359 7368

tg@tgraham.demon.co.uk

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