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Cameroon10 Essential Films from CameroonStop 6 of 10

The Fisherman's Diary

2020

Inspired by the story of Malala Yousafzai, a twelve-year-old girl in a Cameroonian fishing village where girls are not sent to school fights against her family and community for the right to an education. An uplifting drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Cameroon

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Cameroon. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Cameroon in the 196 country film challenge.