Sisters in Law

The documentary was filmed in a town in Cameroon. The town is called Kumba. The film takes place at the courthouse. Two women of the law are followed. Vera Ngassa works as the state prosecutor. Beatrice Ntuba presides over the court. The files that come before them are heavy. There are cases of violence inside the family. Cases of ill treatment of children come too. The women often come to court alone. Pressure from those around them makes complaining hard. The documentary follows four cases. The hearings are shown as they are. The film also gives the daily running of the court. The rulings find an answer in the district. Kim Longinotto and Florence Ayisi directed the one hundred four minute documentary. It is a Cameroonian and British production finished in 2005.