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Sisters in law / Women Make Movies ; a film by Florence Ayisi and Kim Longinotto ; [producer/director, Kim Longinotto ; co-director, Florence Ayisi].
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other)
- English
- Hausa
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Cameroon.
- Women.
- Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Cameroon.
- Children.
- Courts--Cameroon.
- Courts.
- Victims of family violence--Cameroon.
- Victims of family violence.
- Justice, Administration of--Cameroon.
- Justice, Administration of.
- Children--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Cameroon.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (104 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, New York] : [Distributed by] Women Make Movies, [2021]
- Language Note:
- In English, pidgin English and Hausa, with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- A documentary record of a courtroom in Kumba, Cameroon, where a female prosecutor and judge work to put an end to their community's tacit acceptance of child abuse, wife beating and rape.
- Credits:
- Camera, Kim Longinotto ; film editor, Ollie Huddleston.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced in [2005]; previously released in 2006.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 19, 2021).
- Publisher Number:
- wm-sislaw Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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