Saving Mbango (2020) User Reviews

Family drama in West Africa

[oldvinyl · 5/10 · 23 May 2020]

This is an unusual film, it was shot locally with local people who, I dare say, had no acting experience. Yet it is interesting. I was unaware of where it was made when I began watching it, and it began to drive me mad trying to guess where. The actors were speaking in pidgin English, I could understand a lot of it, and it is West African pidgin, as I learned in Nigeria. But I did not recognise the local language and there were aspects of the surroundings which made me conclude quite quickly that it wasn't Nigeria. I thought it might be Ghana (Nigeria's northern Neighbour) but it turns out to be Cameroon, to the south of Nigeria.

Drawn by Characters, actions and rural set

[DjCharliiOne · 8/10 · 8 December 2020]

I must say, I'm not really into west african movies at all, but this one grasped my attention due to the way they explore the culture of typical Cameroonian ethinc, i mean rural community...depsite the whole movie its all about two families.

I love the slow plot potray but actions seemed pretty getting along, until u realise u just watched more in just few mins.

It really watchable, and of course, enjoyable. Love the watery sex scene in the river, so real, and of course when mbango's Mom die.

Actors did a great job and the story is pretty good, actually. The set, makes me pretty interested to watch more films like these from africans, but of course, someone has to recommend me the best ones 😂😂

Good work, and it definitely worth my screen time to it.

An all Time Classic

[julia-43424 · 10/10 · 7 May 2020]

Drawn into the Story Saving Mbango, the movie leaves you assimilated into the culture of a people yet creates a longing to be free. The ignorance about certain diseases and its impact on the community is bewildering.