Country:Cameroon

Director:Jean Pierre Dikongue-Pipa

Summary:

Dikongue-Pipa’s timeless classic was one of the first films that brought the Cameroonian cinema to a world audience. The film provides an unsparing view of village life and traditions while capturing the fateful constrictions brought about by custom. Dikongue-Pipa manages to shift registers frequently to lend complexity to a simple story. Nagando and Ndome are in love. Ngando asks for Ndome’s hand in marriage, but Ndome’s family reminds him that he has to pay the dowry. As he is an orphan, he asks his uncle to help him meet this traditional obligation.