Category
page 1Cameroonian drama films

Moolaadé
Moolaadé ("magical protection") is a 2004 film by the Senegalese writer and director Ousmane Sembène. It addresses the subject of female genital mutilation, a common practice in a number of African countries, from Egypt to Nigeria. The film was a co-production between companies from several Francophone nations: Senegal, France, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Morocco, and Tunisia. It was filmed in the remote village of Djerrisso, Burkina Faso. The film argues strongly against the practice, depicting a village woman, Collé, who uses moolaadé (magical protection) to protect her daughter and a group of y

Chocolat
1988 film directed by Claire Denis

Le silence de la forêt
2003 film directed by Bassek Ba Kobhio, Didier Ouénangaré

The Fisherman's Diary
2020 film directed by Enah Johnscott

The Bloodettes
2005 film by Jean-Pierre Bekolo

Our Daughter
1981 film by Daniel Kamwa

Clando
Clando is a 1996 drama film from Cameroon directed by Jean-Marie Teno. Initially set in Douala, the film explores the experiences of Anatole Sobgui (played by Paulin Fodouop), a man who loses his job as a computer programmer and begins working as an unlicensed cab driver (or 'clando'). He is arrested and tortured by a corrupt regime for printing anti-government leaflets. Left sexually and psychologically impotent by the experience, his life begins to deteriorate rapidly. He migrates to Cologne to find his former employer's son, Chamba. Here, he falls in love with a local, political activist na

Badiaga
Badiaga is a 1987 drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa and starring Justine Sengue and Alexandre Zanga.

Hidden Dreams
2021 film directed by Ngang Romanus

Yahan Ameena Bikti Hai
2016 film directed by Kumar Raj

The Great White Man of Lambaréné
1995 film directed by Bassek Ba Kobhio

Breach of Trust
2017 film directed by Nkanya Nkwai

Muna Moto
1975 film by Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa

The Cassava Metaphor
2010 film

Ben & Ara
2014 Jamaican documentary film