This film is a highly original and successful mixture: hard realities of life in Africa are interspersed with fantasy to make it less painful. Some scenes are unforgettable: the way a government bureaucrat behaves in the presence of a local queen; the prejudices people of both sexes have against people that look somewhat unfamiliar, the sneering position of the queen toward the education of girls. In light of these facts it is really strange that »patriarchy« and "misogyny" is mentioned in several of the (admittedly politically correct) reviews.
I could not understand one scene where a former "witch" chooses to test the reactions to her former figure in the public? But this is a minor issue.
I strongly recommend this touching film on the human condition.
I could not understand one scene where a former "witch" chooses to test the reactions to her former figure in the public? But this is a minor issue.
I strongly recommend this touching film on the human condition.