SummaryThe city of Douala is getting ready for the start of the school year. A long line of customers come to Mambar Pierrette, the neighborhood dressmaker, to have their clothes ready for upcoming social events and ceremonies. More than a seamstress, Pierrette is the confidant of her customers. But when it starts pouring and the rain threatens to flood... Read More
Directed By:Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
Written By:Rosine Mfetgo Mbakam
Mambar Pierrette
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Jan 25, 2024
91
Mbakam’s minimalist aesthetics demolish the binary between nonfiction and fiction to reflect Pierrette’s flawed, humane intentions across the nurturers from many settings.
Jan 25, 2024
90
Mbakam hits a remarkable balance. The sociopolitical truths that make up Pierrette’s losing streak are evident, without the miserable patronizing so common in films about struggle in Africa.
Jan 25, 2024
80
Mbakam has brought the patience of a documentarian to a character study that lets the details create an accumulative affect.
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Production Company:
- Tândor Productions
- Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
- Tândor Films
- TV5MONDE
- Fonds Images de la Francophonie
- Coopération Belge au Développement
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Centre Audiovisuel à Bruxelles
Release Date:Jan 26, 2024
Duration:1 h 33 m
Awards
BFI London Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
DocsBarcelona, ES
• 1 Nomination
