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Njangi Fifty-Fifty

  • Njangi Fifty-Fifty
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Njangi Fifty-Fifty takes the audience on women's defiance campaign that culminates with them refusing to have sex with their husbands. Ignited by Kinu who returns to her African village to find that her family's land has been seized because women don't inherit property, the film sees the village women rise up in a story that director and producer Victor Viyuoh described as, "close to his heart."

Director: Victor Viyuoh
Country: Cameroon

Producer: Victor Viyuoh
Company: Fintu Films

Viyuoh, named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Independent Filmmakers to watch, seeks to produce African-themed movies for the world market. His debut feature, Ninah's Dowry, was the recipient of the Global Film Initiative's Spring 2010 production grant.

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