What is the film about? Who are the main participants and what happens to them? Sisters in Law is a 2005 documentary that follows legal prosecutors Vera Ngassa and Beatrice Ntuba. The film begins with a brief look at rural Cameroon and Kumba Town, and then focuses in on a small legal office where everyone is beginning their day. Vera enters the office and the first case ensues- a mother accusing her father and husband of kidnapping her child. It is quickly revealed the parents were never legally married, and Ngassa scolds the father and removes his custody. The next case is ten year old Sonita who was raped by her neighbour, which was taken to court and tried by Ntuba. Her rapist pleaded not guilty but the court overruled this and sentenced him to seven years hard labour and deportation.
Sisters in Law (Kim Longinotto, 2005)
Sisters in Law (Kim Longinotto, 2005)
Sisters in Law (Kim Longinotto, 2005)
What is the film about? Who are the main participants and what happens to them? Sisters in Law is a 2005 documentary that follows legal prosecutors Vera Ngassa and Beatrice Ntuba. The film begins with a brief look at rural Cameroon and Kumba Town, and then focuses in on a small legal office where everyone is beginning their day. Vera enters the office and the first case ensues- a mother accusing her father and husband of kidnapping her child. It is quickly revealed the parents were never legally married, and Ngassa scolds the father and removes his custody. The next case is ten year old Sonita who was raped by her neighbour, which was taken to court and tried by Ntuba. Her rapist pleaded not guilty but the court overruled this and sentenced him to seven years hard labour and deportation.