Ninah’s Dowry
New York African Film Festival 2014
May 7 - 13, 2014
New York Premiere. Q&A with filmmaker Victor Viyouh on May 13.
A mother of three runs away from home when her abusive husband refuses to let her visit her seriously ill father, setting off a whirlwind of suspense and adventure that traverses the Cameroon landscape.
New York Premiere. Q&A with filmmaker Victor Viyouh on May 13.
Ninah is a mother of three stuck in an abusive relationship with no hope of change. Her family lives off her meager earnings from farm work while her husband, Memfi, drinks away his equally meager earnings as a shepherd. When she learns that her father is seriously ill and her husband refuses to let her go to him, Ninah realizes that she cannot take the abuse anymore and runs away. Memfi pursues her: he will recover the dowry he paid or take home the woman he owns—by any means necessary. This action sets off an incredible series of events with a whirlwind of suspense, thrills, and adventure that traverses the Cameroon landscape. Writer-director Victor Viyouh has crafted a powerful story with nuanced and complex characters, and Mbufung Seikeh, as Ninah, makes a screen debut that is nothing short of astonishing. Co-presented with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
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