A Trip to the Country

A Trip to the Country

75 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2000

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.

A Trip to the Country

75 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2000

A Trip to the Country
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.
Producers Les Films du Raphia
Original title Vacances au pays
Directors Jean-Marie Téno
Writers Jean-Marie Téno

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