''Our Daughter'' (french: Notre fille) is a 1981 Cameroonian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Daniel Kamwa
Daniel Kamwa (born 14 April 1943) is a filmmaker and actor from Nkongsamba, Cameroon. He studied drama in Paris, France, before producing his first film, ''Boubou-cravate'', in 1973. His 1981 film '' Our Daughter'' was entered into the 12th Moscow ...
. It was entered into the
12th Moscow International Film Festival
The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film ''O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free Fi ...
.
The film was also selected as the Cameroonian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
53rd Academy Awards
The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored 1980 in film, films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
* Nicole Okala as Colette - l'amie snob de Charlottte
*
Daniel Kamwa
Daniel Kamwa (born 14 April 1943) is a filmmaker and actor from Nkongsamba, Cameroon. He studied drama in Paris, France, before producing his first film, ''Boubou-cravate'', in 1973. His 1981 film '' Our Daughter'' was entered into the 12th Moscow ...
as André
* Stanislas Awona as Mbarga - le père qui vient d'épouser sa huitième femme
* Elise Atangana as Mme Mbarga
* Berthe Mbia as Charlotte Mbarga - une jeune fonctionnaire moderne
* Florence Niasse as Maria
* Lucien Mamba as Le domestique
* Francis Messi
* Berthe Ebe Evina as Martha
See also
*
*
List of Cameroonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1981 films
1981 drama films
Cameroonian drama films
1980s French-language films
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