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Somebody Else's Child

Rating
7.3
80
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Original title
Muna Motoaka
AKA
  • The Child of Another
Year
Running time
100 min.
Country
Cameroon Cameroon
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Genre
Drama | Poverty. Social Drama
Synopsis
Ngando and Ndomé; are in love. Ngando wishes to marry Ndomé; but her family reminds him that the traditional dowry must be settled. Unfortunately, Ngando is poor and unable to fulfill the tradition. Ndomé; is pregnant and bears his child. According to the village tradition, she must take a husband, at least one who can afford to pay the dowry. The villagers decide that Ndomé; should marry Ngando's uncle, who has already three sterile wives. In despair, the young man kidnaps his daughter upon the day of the traditional feast. An African Romeo and Juliet story.
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User history
Somebody Else's Child
1975
Jean-Pierre Dikongue-Pipa
7.3
(80)
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