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201785 minPGdocumentary

Wives

201785 minPGdocumentary

46 years of service as a judge in Northern Cameroon shape Alhajji Ibrahim's life as he navigates family dynamics in a polygamous household.

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Lisbet Holtedahl

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46 years of service as a judge in Northern Cameroon shape Alhajji Ibrahim's life as he navigates family dynamics in a polygamous household.

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Lisbet Holtedahldirector

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Alhajji Ibrahim has been a judge at the Sultanate of Ngaoundéré in Northern Cameroon for 46 years. As he enters the later years of his life, the film tracks his life within a polygamous family. Living in a rural area, Ibrahim and his family face challenges from modern education, poverty, and the Boko Haram insurgency. Over several years, Wives captures the changing dynamics of their relationships and the struggles of an older generation.

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