El diario del pescador

Let me go ahead & say this is my first ever IMDb review but it had to be done.

I've watched many African movies in my lifetime & this is the first time in a LONG long time I've been impressed by any movie. It had many valuable lessons and touched on topics like, sacrifice in love, girls education , betrayal , friendship, etc. The main character played by Faith Fidel brought me to tears.

I thoroughly enjoyed everything about the movie, the soundtrack was great.

Riveting !

I wish everyone who worked on this project continued success.

Cameroon O'bosso! Cameroon 🇨🇲 oye.

I loved everything about this movie: the script, the actors play, the story, the emotions behind the scenes. It's a must see. I love the fact that it points out some problems that are unfortunately still common in some of our villages. The script being completely in pidgin and local language makes the movie even more relatable. It's a 10 out of 10 for me.

Boy, I hope this imdb reviewer has a day job. "Great filmaking" is much more than slick Hollywood effects or great use of light and shadow blah blah. In many cases, a film's innocent and unsophisticated presentation can be the very thing that makes it good, though this film has alot more going for it than just that. Maybe the reviewer would have preferred Denzel as the father, but thought it was quite good as is.

As a Cameroonian and a lover of film I appreciate this very much. The message was clear and it brought light it a sad problem. It showed us the importance of education and that young girls are worth more than any amount of money.

Inspired by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, a young woman defies her father's and village's expectations and dedicates herself to her education. Ekah is determined to attend school in a fishing village where a girl's education is considered taboo. Her willingness to break this old adage involves her with her father, Solomon's past.

This film is so problematic and emblematic that it took me a long time to comment on it, the film that hurts in the depths of my soul mainly because it is a great reality in overdeveloped countries and mainly in the interior, even here in Brazil... Sale of girls into sexual slavery, total lack of appreciation for women, almost a by-product, banning children's parents from going to school, everything is so wrong... And Malala's incredible participation, even if only a poster, more than that, she represents the hope, courage and pain of many women...