A Trip to the Country (2000)

A Trip to the Country (2000)

Release Date: 2000, January 1
Directors: Jean-Marie Téno
Countries: Cameroon, Germany, France
Production: Les Films du Raphia

Overview:

Cameroonian filmmaker Jean-Marie Teno directs this impassioned documentary about the slow crumbling of traditional morals and values caused by colonialism and globalization. The film traces Teno's journey from his base in France to Cameroon's capital Yaounde to his hometown of Mbieng. In the process, he captures images of corroding infrastructures and corrupt officials.