Muna Moto

Mar 2, 1975

1h 30m

★ 6.5

Overview

Ngando and Ndomé share an extremely perfect love. Yet, tradition demands a dowry for Ndomé’s hand that Ngando, an orphan, cannot afford. Forced to ask his uncle for assistance, Ngando finds himself at the mercy of his uncle’s lust and greed. How can Ngando and Ndomé find peace together? Their journey will be challenging and everyone will learn that not everything special can be saved.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Avant Garde Africaine

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Cast

Philippe Abia

Arlette Din Beli

Gisèle Dikongue-Pipa

David Endene

The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, learn that their prospects of marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune. After Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son. These circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood's wife and daughters without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.

7.3

Birds of Passage

Aug 2, 2018

During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

7.1

The King and I

Jun 29, 1956

Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.

6.7

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women

Jan 26, 2005

A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...

7.3

A Page of Madness

Sep 24, 1926

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

6.5

The Son-Daughter

Dec 23, 1932

Young Asians in San Francisco find their love thwarted by clan warfare.

7.5

Dharmadurai

Aug 19, 2016

A once-promising village doctor, burdened by personal loss and family betrayal, spirals into alcoholism and becomes an outcast. His journey of pain, resilience, and rediscovery takes him from despair to a chance at redemption, as he confronts his past and searches for purpose, love, and reconciliation.

7.1

Empty Nets

Jan 18, 2024

Amir, a young Iranian, signs on with a fisherman on the rugged Caspian Sea coast in order to earn the money he needs to marry his sweetheart, Narges. But in so doing, he becomes entangled in the criminal machinations of caviar poaching. Piece by piece, a complex hierarchy is revealed in a parallel realm that becomes ever more constricting and oppressive, endangering Amir’s relationship with Narges as well.

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9.0

Where Are You Going Koumba?

Jan 1, 1971

Koumba is a brave boy, and a good son who works on a plantation. He leaves his native town of Ngounié to repay the dowry of his sister.

6.3

The Miser

Mar 5, 1980

The children of Harpagon, Cléante and his sister Elise, are each in love but they still haven’t spoken to their father yet. Harpagon is a miser who wants to choose the right man and the right woman for his children. Based on Molière’s play.

6.5

My Sister Deserves a Beating

Nov 16, 1966

A mad man, Spyros, wants to marry Marianna, his lively sister. He wants to give her a dowry apartment, but his money is not enough for that. So he has to ask for a loan from his boss. The boss refuses to serve him but as soon as he knows Marianna, he changes his mind. Spyros tries to think of Marianna, who is smirked for his boss's mistress, but he only manages to lose his job. He wants to marry her with the poor and honest electrician Manolis, who is in love with her.

0.0

The Woven Path: Perempuan Tana Humba

Aug 26, 2019

The Woven Path: Perempuan Tana Humba is made up of two short movies that highlight the role of women in Sumba culture. The first part of the documentary, The Woven Path, is a 10-minute movie featuring picturesque footage and images that serve as a backdrop to two poems centering on the theme of mothers. The 30-minute Perempuan Tana Humba is a much more straightforward documentary, focusing more on Sumba culture and women in three short chapters: “Marapu”, “Belis” and “Perkawinan”.

7.5

Strange Testament

Nov 15, 1941

This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life.

5.2

Jubilee Trail

May 15, 1954

A wild-west trader and his New York wife head out for the California by wagon train. The trader is killed enroute, and his wife finds herself with child. She continues on hoping to find a man and a home.

5.0

The Hundred Million Bath Dowry

Jul 29, 2004

A handsome young man from Bangkok is sent to an upcountry town to try and stamp out corruption. He falls in love with the local beauty, the eldest of three sisters. However, the course of true love never runs smoothly, and the couple have many obstacles to overcome. Not least is the girl's shotgun toting, over-protective father who demands a dowry of one hundred million baht.

0.0

我的窮爸爸

May 12, 2013

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2.0

Wakazuma: Ushiro Kara Hiraku

Nov 11, 1989

Hanako and Kenkichi's couple have moved to the two Nagaya in the downtown area where Hanako's mother lived until her death. When I easily arranged my luggage and ate soba noodles for delivery, there was a man who went up and started eating soba noodles together without greeting. The next resident, Soka Chihei. Hanako, who was born and raised in downtown, was accustomed to such an unreserved relationship, but Kenkichi, who was raised by Yamanote, was unpleasant.

6.3

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi

Feb 11, 2021

Compilation film combining footage from various television anime episodes that center on the Akai family.

9.0

Huntza

Jan 1, 1992

It is mid-afternoon on Saturday on the outskirts of a small town in Guipuzcoa. Antón and Kepa go to the Mentxu bar when events take a violent and lethal turn.

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