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Ribo Ou Le Soleil Sauvage
''Ribo ou le soleil sauvage'' is a film shot in Cameroon in 1976. A Canadian-Cameroonian co-production, it was released in both countries in 1978.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 183. Story In the African jungle, in ancient times, Ribo-a-Irep, the daughter of Irep, is a teenager girl living in a village of Harvest, gatherers. She was promised to Dik-a-Gan, the son of Gan, chief of the neighboring village of dancers, while still inside her mother's belly. While the betrothed await their upcoming marriage, Teter-a-Mum, chief of a third village, a village of warriors, wants to make Ribo his new wife, one who would finally give him a child. With the help of his guards he has Ribo kidnapped. War follows, leading to the destruction of the village of gatherers. Thanks to an alliance between the gatherers and the dancers, Ribo is saved and the marriage between Ribo and Dik-a-Gan is joyously celebrated. Production This film was shot in Camer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |