"In a small courthouse in [Kumba] Cameroon, two women are working to change a village—and making progress that could change the world."
Kumba Town Green (Picture courtesy of Friends of Cameroon)
"SISTERS IN LAW follows tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba as they help women in their Muslim village find the courage to fight difficult cases of abuse, despite pressures from family and their community to remain silent. With fierce compassion, they dispense wisdom, wisecracks and justice in fair measure, handing down stiff sentences to those convicted.
Inspiring and uplifting, SISTERS IN LAW presents a strong and positive view of African women—and captures the emerging spirit of courage, hope and the possibility of change."
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All reviews keep on referring to Kumba as a "muslim village". Very wrong, Kumba is a town of probably 300,000 people which has a neighborhood called "Hausa quarters" which populated primarily by Muslims. Part of the documentary is set in this neighborhood.
Referring to Kumba as a "muslim village" is akin to referring to Los Angeles as a "Chinese village" because of a movie set in Chinatown...
Posted by: Kumba Boy | November 26, 2007 at 10:10 PM
That is ok, Kumbaboy.
As far as I am concerned, the only thing worth changing in that description ok Kumba is the ajective "Muslim". Otherwise, even with a population of 3 000 000 inhabitants, it rermains a village.
Posted by: Bueaman | November 28, 2007 at 12:32 PM