Grim but inspirational.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 14, 2010

[A] skilled, moving, and funny look at two woman judges pushing a progressive agenda in a Cameroon courthouse.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 23, 2009

Possesses a disarming veracity which is not easily dismissed.

| Mar 1, 2007

Where it triumphs, though, is in sending a message of hope from a continent too often associated with tragedy and despair.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 15, 2006

Some cases are harrowing, but the film is never grim. The formidable Ngassa shows such resilience, kindness and common sense that the effect is oddly uplifting.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2006

A compelling study of a small-town lawyer's determination to challenge Cameroon's institutionalised chauvinism, which judiciously combines small triumphs with a daunting sense of the task that lies ahead.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 11, 2006

The 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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 15, 2006

Inspirational stuff, and often hysterical to boot.

| Jul 6, 2006

A stirring movie about the ameliorative power of justice and mercy in a fascinating part of the world.

| Jun 24, 2006

a larger reaffirmation of the powerful ideal of a lawful society, one where every citizen retains basic rights that should never be taken away.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 25, 2006

The courtroom scenes have a lively immediacy matched by the fiery efficiency of Ngassa and Ntuba.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 12, 2006

Documentary on the struggle to bring justice to a Cameroon village.

| Original Score: C | May 11, 2006

Despite the lack of an especially defined narrative arc, the people are what make the movie -- as they should in a tale like this.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 5, 2006

This is a serious film, but it is also entertaining.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Apr 28, 2006

Perhaps we need a sequel, which would likely be as riveting as this inspirational introduction to two courageous pioneers.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 14, 2006

Ayisi 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

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 13, 2006

More gripping than anything on Court 온라인카지노추천 and unexpectedly uplifting.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 12, 2006

The women are meant to make us think of Judge Judy but her daytime 온라인카지노추천 show is far better assembled than this movie, in which there is neither complexity nor mystery to the depressing cases we witness.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Apr 12, 2006

Not stooping to cheap sensationalism, 'Sisters in Law' dignifies an Africa -- particularly its women -- elsewhere often shown as hopeless.

| Apr 12, 2006

By focusing on the enforcement of [women's] rights, Sisters in Law at least offers solutions and well-justified hope.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 11, 2006