In the midst of Mozambique's devastating civil war, Muidinga, an orphaned refugee, wanders the countryside in search of his mother. His only companion is an elderly storyteller, and the only guide to finding his mother is a dead man's diary. This transporting drama underscores the power of imagination in surviving, and ultimately overcoming, the catastrophe of war.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia, Ébano Multimédia, Filmes de Fundo, Animatógrafo II
Keywords
- woman director
- parallel stories
- bus to the sea
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Top Cast
Ernesto Lemos Macuacua as Siqueleto
Aladino Jasse as Tuahir
Filimone Meigos as Joseldo Bastante
Tânia Adelino as Filomenhinha
Erónia Malate as Mulher na Estação
Alan Cristina Salazar as Bebé na Estação
Gildo Arão Balate as Líder do Bando
Laura Soveral as D. Virgínia
Top Crew
Teresa Prata · Director, Writer
Mia Couto · Writer, Book
Dominique Gentil · Cinematographer
Paulo Rebelo · Editor
Jacques Witta · Editor
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