Muna Moto

{{short description|1975 Cameroonian drama film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Muna Moto

| director = Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa

| producer = Cameroun Spectacles

| writer = Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa

| starring = Philippe Abia
Arlette Din Beli
Gisèle Dikongue-Pipa
David Endene

| music = Georges Anderson

| cinematography = Jean-Luc Léon
JP Dezalay

| editing = Andrée Davanture

| distributor = Marfilmes

| released = {{Film date|1975}}

| runtime = 89 minutes

| country = Cameroon

| language = French
Duala
Basaa

}}

Muna Moto is a 1975 Cameroonian drama film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa.

Synopsis

Ngando and Ndomé are in love. Ngando wishes to marry Ndomé but her family reminds him that the traditional dowry must be settled. Ngando is poor and unable to fulfil 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.

The film is part of the Les Étalons de Yennega 1972-2005 collection, launched by [http://www.fespaco-bf.net FESPACO] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20120122075733/http://institutfrancais.com/cinema/cinemas-du-monde/po20_6.html Cinémathèque Afrique].

Festivals

  • [http://www.amakula.com/movie/muna-moto Amakula Kampala International Film Festival, Uganda] (2011)
  • [http://www.africanfilmny.org 15.º NYAFF - New York African Film Festival, U.S.A.] (2008)
  • Official Selection Venice Film Festival, Italy (1975)
  • São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil

Awards

See also

  • [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226707 Jean Pierre Dikongue-Pipa]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120421123003/http://www.filmbirth.com/cameroon.html History of Cinema in Cameroon]
  • [http://www.cinefrance.com.br/cinemateca/colecoes?colecao=19 Article (in Portuguese] in Cinefrance