The Two Faces of a Bamiléké Woman
Les Deux Visages d'une femme Bamiléké
2017
Synopsis
After leaving Cameroon for Belgium at 27, Rosine Mbakam returns seven years later to the village of Tonga and to Yaoundé, where her mother now lives. Through conversations with her mother, Mâ Brêh, memories of colonial violence, arranged marriage, and women’s daily lives in Cameroon come into focus.
Editorial
In intricate dialogue with the present, Rosine Mbakam’s debut feature also joins hands with the past, feeling for traces of old rituals and lost souls. Over bowls of peeled cassava and pots of blackened fish, the Belgian-Cameroonian director honors the feminine labor that holds communities together.
