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04/23/09
Sisters in Law (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 19
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7/10
Theatrical Release:Apr 12, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: A female judge-and-prosecutor team are the focus of this documentary about a court located in Cameroon. Together, the two mete out justice the only way they know how--handling the stranger cases... [More]
Starring: Beatrice Ntuba, Vera Ngassa
Reviews for Sisters in Law
Possesses a disarming veracity which is not easily dismissed.
03/01/07
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11/11/06
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10/30/06
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08/15/06
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08/12/06
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08/11/06
Top CriticThe human compassion shown by these judges, advocates and arbitrators, mixed with humor in the face of sin and brutality, is an impressive achievement for an ethnic oligarchy.
07/15/06
Inspirational stuff, and often hysterical to boot.
07/06/06
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06/24/06
Top Critica larger reaffirmation of the powerful ideal of a lawful society, one where every citizen retains basic rights that should never be taken away.
05/25/06
The courtroom scenes have a lively immediacy matched by the fiery efficiency of Ngassa and Ntuba.
05/12/06
Documentary on the struggle to bring justice to a Cameroon village.
05/11/06
Despite the lack of an especially defined narrative arc, the people are what make the movie -- as they should in a tale like this.
05/05/06
Top CriticThis is a serious film, but it is also entertaining.
04/28/06
Top CriticPerhaps we need a sequel, which would likely be as riveting as this inspirational introduction to two courageous pioneers.
04/14/06
Top CriticAyisi and Longinotto frame their shots in such a way that they catch the disorganization in the foreground and the gleaming computers and televisions in the background. When
04/13/06
More gripping than anything on Court TV and unexpectedly uplifting.
04/12/06
The women are meant to make us think of Judge Judy but her daytime TV show is far better assembled than this movie, in which there is neither complexity nor mystery to the depressing cases we witness.
04/12/06
Top CriticNot stooping to cheap sensationalism, 'Sisters in Law' dignifies an Africa -- particularly its women -- elsewhere often shown as hopeless.
04/12/06
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