The Eagle's Nest (2020)

Original title

La Vallée des Aigles

Directed by

Olivier Assoua

Genre

thriller

Country

Cameroon

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

2.5 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sex workers in Cameroon decide to change their lives by moving to another country. The film follows their struggle to escape their current situation and pursue a different future.

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What happens

The Eagle's Nest (theatrically as Medan vi lever) is a 2020 Cameroonian action thriller film directed by British-Cameroonian filmmaker Olivier Assoua and co-produced by director himself with Magno Assoua Adeline and Sybile Aline Njoke. The film stars Claude S Mbida Nkou and Felicity Asseh in lead roles, whereas Axel Abessolo, Richard Essame made supportive roles. The film revolves around two sex workers who start to change their destiny by moving to another country. The music was co-composed by Arthur & The Invicibles and Andy Payne. The film Known in French as La Vallèe Des Aigles was screened at many international film festivals such as: Austin Film Festival 2020, Raindance Film Festival 2020 Montreal International Black Film Festival 2020 and Hollywood International Diversity Film Festival 2021. The film received positive acclaim from critics and won several awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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