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Director: Jean-Marie Teno
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From Time Out Film Guide
Film-wise, this is a pretty straight, honest and direct video diary with voice-over of a male friend's wedding. What makes it interesting is that these Cameroon nuptials are polygamous and see the lives of the new bride and first wife utterly changed. Genuinely revealing of a community and its historic prerogatives - personal, public and generational - it's a politically committed work that, by the end, sides unequivocally with the women, trapped in an enduring tradition.Author: GE
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Director: Jean-Marie Teno
Producer: Jean-Marie Teno
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 45 mins
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