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Directed by | Eystein Young Dingha |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Countries | Cameroon, US |
The Planter's Plantation is a Cameroonian - US co produced musical drama film written , produced and directed by Eystein Young Dingha It is also produced by Irene Nangi [1] and associated by Nfor Julio Barthson( Don Julio Bats) . An allegory to neocolonization, the film was Cameroon's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards. [2]
The film was nominated for top prize at the 2023 FESPACO and took home two awards: Ecobank's Ousmane Sembène Prize and Plan International's Prix Spécial for L'Egalite aux Filles (Special Prize for Equality for Girls). It was the first Cameroon film in 26 years to win the Ecran d'Or, Ecrans Noirs Festival's top prize, and made history for being the first Cameroonian film to be nominated for an AMVCA for its best Actress Nimo Loveline. [2]
Other festivals at which the film has screened include: the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), .. Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique Québec , Wales African Film Festival, Silicon Valley Film Festival, Festival International du Film de Bruxelles , Khouribga International Film Festival, Uganda Film Festival, Luanda Film Festival, Mashariki Film Festival , NBO Film Festival , Bangui Film Festival( Bangui Fait Son Cinema), Yarha Film Festival, Al Ain Film Festival, Montpellier Film Festival, and Cameroon International Film Festival.
Set in the 1960s, Enanga a young girl goes against all odds to preserve a plantation willed to her father by a member of the colonial government. [3]
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