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  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Women Make Movies
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Women Make Movies
  • 1 h 44 m
Sisters in Law

Summary Totally fascinating and often hilarious, this crowd-pleasing film follows tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and court president Beatrice Ntuba as they help women in their Cameroon village fight difficult cases of abuse. With fierce compassion, they dispense wisdom and wisecracks in fair measure. (Women Make Movies)

Directed By: Florence Ayisi, Kim Longinotto

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Women Make Movies
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • Women Make Movies
  • 1 h 44 m

Sisters in Law

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
71
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Summary Totally fascinating and often hilarious, this crowd-pleasing film follows tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and court president Beatrice Ntuba as they help women in their Cameroon village fight difficult cases of abuse. With fierce compassion, they dispense wisdom and wisecracks in fair measure. (Women Make Movies)

Directed By: Florence Ayisi, Kim Longinotto

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
71
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8% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
71
92% Positive
12 Reviews
0% Mixed
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8% Negative
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100
This is a serious film, but it is also entertaining. Ngassa and Ntuba should be galvanizing figures for a nation stuck on "Judge Judy" and "Jerry Springer."
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80
This is a story of real heroism that will leave you weeping, laughing and singing.
By Andrew O'Hehir FULL REVIEW
75
Because the film focuses entirely on the women's work, we learn too little about their personal histories. How did they even rise to such prominence in what appears to be an extremely patriarchal society?
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
75
Almost as fascinating as the depiction of modern Cameroon law is the snapshot of how the 21st century has found its way into rural Africa. Cameroon has always been one of the more developed African nations, but the place where Sisters In Law takes place still consists mainly of tumbledown shacks strung together chaotically.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
70
Inspirational stuff, and often hysterical to boot.
By John Patterson FULL REVIEW
70
Documentary has the fascination of watching an African "Judge Judy" with a more important case load. It also offers the satisfaction of seeing the law being used to change patterns of social injustice.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
25
If the film is meant to make us feel good about African justice, it does anything but.
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Production Company Vixen Films (I), Film4
Release Date Apr 12, 2006
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.advitamdistribution.com/fiche.php?film_id=66
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Awards

Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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