00:00This is a story of injustice, identity and discrimination that you cannot
00:04will leave you indifferent. The story focuses on two girls, Bessem, a
00:08Christian girl who falls in love with Fatima, a Muslim girl, who
00:12but they will be forced to separate in a brutal and cruel way because of
00:16of the homophobia that reigns supreme in Cameroon. The story works because it makes us
00:20feel exactly the emotions we expect. Anger at how the
00:24bigotry and hatred can be tools of control and destruction of
00:28true and healthy relationships. The fear of committing a simple act such as
00:33for example a sign of affection that can make us guilty of a crime that is
00:37simply that of loving. And the torment of not being able to love.
00:41freely in a corrupt country where justice seems like a mirage and rights
00:47humans are trampled upon in the name of morality.
00:50Frying is really simple and also very delicate. Perhaps I would have preferred
00:54something more however also helps to make the structure smooth which is not
01:00completely linear. In fact, we have a hybrid narrative because there are events
01:04narrated in the present where Bessem continues to search for Fatima for 13 long
01:08years that alternate with the letters he writes to her with a broken heart and that he can't
01:13obviously to send and which inevitably end in tears. I appreciated
01:18the ending is also very realistic, but I think it's useful
01:22really to convey the criticality of loving in some countries where homosexuality
01:27It's a crime. So if you've read it, you plan to read it, and you're curious.
01:31If you like, let me know any opinions in the comments.
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