The Planters Plantation (2022)

Name: The Planters Plantation
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2022-06-06
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Nimo Loveline, Nkem Owoh, Stephanie Tum, Loic Sumfor, Syriette Che

The Planters Plantation (2022), directed by Eystein Young Dingha, starring Nimo Loveline and Nkem Owoh.

06/06/2022 BR Drama and Music 2h

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Synopsis

In a west African Plantation in the 60s, A young determined girl must battle family and external forces to preserve her late father's legacy . A colonial plantation willed to him by his white master at independence. Disagreements , betrayal and secrets bring back the colonial master's daughter to the helm of the Plantation. An allegory of Neo colonization.

Eystein Young DinghaDirector, Writer
Kini WolfganEditing
Eystein Young Jr.Producer
Irene NangiProducer

About the film

The Planter's Plantation is a Cameroonian-US co-produced musical drama film written, produced and directed by Eystein Young Dingha It is also produced by Irene Nangi and associated by Nfor Julio Barthson (Don Julio Bats). An allegory to neocolonization, the film was Cameroon's entry for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards.

The film was nominated for top prize at the 2023 FESPACO and took home two awards: Ecobank's Ousmane Sembène Prize and Plan International's Prix Spécial for L'Egalite aux Filles (Special Prize for Equality for Girls). It was the first Cameroon film in 26 years to win the Écrans d'Or, Écrans Noirs Festival's top prize, and made history for being the first Cameroonian film to be nominated for an AMVCA for its best Actress Nimo Loveline.

Other festivals at which the film has screened include: the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), .. Festival international de cinéma Vues d'Afrique Québec, Wales African Film Festival, Silicon Valley Film Festival, Festival International du Film de Bruxelles, Khouribga International Film Festival, Uganda Film Festival, Luanda Film Festival, Mashariki Film Festival, NBO Film Festival, Bangui Film Festival(Bangui Fait Son Cinema), Yarha Film Festival, Al Ain Film Festival, Montpellier Film Festival, and Cameroon International Film Festival.

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Synopsis

Set in the 1960s, Enanga a young girl goes against all odds to preserve a plantation willed to her father by a member of the colonial government.

Cast

Nimo Loveline as Enanga

Nkem Owoh as Mr. Planter

Loic Sumfor as Adamu

Stephanie Tum as Miss Tosangeng

Quinny Ijang as Mrs Planter

Syriette Che as Georgiana

Samson Vugah as Azang

Lovert Lambe as LItumbe

Lilian Mbeng as Matilda

Irene Nangi as Mrs. Asong

Alexander Powers as James Whittaker

Awards

The Planter's Plantation was selected as Cameroon's entry for best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

It won the Ecran D’or (first for a Cameroonian movie in 26 years) and two other awards at the Écrans Noirs Festival.

It also won best actress at the same Écrans Noirs Festival 2022 for its lead Actress Nimo Loveline

It won Best Lead Actress (Nimo Loveline), Best Makeup (Asanga Calton and Quinny Ijang) and Best Movie at the LFC awards 2022.

Best Actress at The African International Film Festival for its lead actress Nimo Loveline

The lead actress Nimo Loveline won Best Overall Actress at the Camiff Festival 2023.

The movie also won Best Cameroonian movie at the Camiff Festival 2023.

The lead actress Nimo Loveline made history becoming the first Cameroonian actress to be nominated for an AMVCA at the 9th edition of 2023.

The lead actress Nimo Loveline also won best female performer at the Khouribga international film festival in Morocco in 2023, making her one of the most decorated Female actresses in Cameroon and the African continent.

References

External links

The Planter's Plantation at IMDb

Text from The Planter's Plantation on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planter's_Plantation

Trivia

It premiered on June 6, 2022, a Monday.
It runs 2h00 — a typical feature length.
It won 0 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — International Submission to the Academy Awards among them.
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosExtraFix Media Limited, Inn Amore Pictures, BGC Melody
CountriesCameroon
StatusReleased

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Crew

Eystein Young Dingha Director
Kini Wolfgan Editing
Eystein Young Jr. Producer
Irene Nangi Producer
Eystein Young Dingha Writer

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What is The Planters Plantation about?

The Planters Plantation: In a west African Plantation in the 60s, A young determined girl must battle family and external forces to preserve her late father's legacy . A colonial plantation willed to him by his white master at independence. Disagreements , betrayal and secrets bring back the colonial master's daughter to the helm of the Plant…

Who directed The Planters Plantation?

The Planters Plantation was directed by Eystein Young Dingha in 2022.

Who stars in The Planters Plantation?

The cast of The Planters Plantation includes Nimo Loveline, Nkem Owoh, Stephanie Tum, Loic Sumfor and Syriette Che.

How long is The Planters Plantation?

The Planters Plantation runs for 120 minutes, or 2h00.