Sisters in Law

Name: Sisters in Law
Genre: Documentary
Released: April 12, 2006
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 71

2006

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Women Make Movies | Release Date: April 12, 2006 | Not Rated

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)

Director: Florence Ayisi and Kim Longinotto

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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G. Allen Johnson

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." Read full review

Andrew O'Hehir

This is a story of real heroism that will leave you weeping, laughing and singing. Read full review

Nathan Lee

When the right thing is done, it is uplifting in any context. Sisters in Law positively soars. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

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? Read full review

Deborah Young

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. Read full review

J. Hoberman

The movie is an absorbing series of one-on-ones. Local courtroom protocol is based on the British system; the law itself appears to be a complicated combination of tribal tradition, Muslim sharia, and government statutes. Read full review

Kyle Smith

If the film is meant to make us feel good about African justice, it does anything but. Read full review

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