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Sisters in Law

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Producer(s)	Kim Longinotto
Director(s)	Kim Longinotto, Florence Ayisi
Release Date	2005
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Runtime	104 min
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Film Description

Winner of the Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes Film Festival and screened at more than 90 festivals worldwide, SISTERS IN LAW is the latest work from festival favorite Kim Longinotto and co-directed by Florence Ayisi.

This totally fascinating, often hilarious doc is set in a small courthouse in Cameroon where two women determined to change a village are making progress that could change the world. Tough-minded state prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba are working to help women in their Muslim village fight often-difficult cases of abuse, despite pressures from family and their community to remain silent.

With fierce compassion, they dispense wisdom and wisecracks in fair measure—handing down stiff sentences to those convicted. A cross between Judge Judy and The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, SISTERS IN LAW has audiences cheering when justice is served.

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Last Updated On:	February 09, 2012