Completed - PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH, CREOLE - Historical, Female director, Drama - 127 minutes
Year of production : 2024 Director(s) : Margarida CARDOSO Cast : Carloto COTTA, Hoji FORTUNA, Rúben SIMÕES, Gonçalo WADDINGTON Producer(s) : Filipa REIS (UMA PEDRA NO SAPATO), François D'ARTEMARE (LES FILMS DE L'APRÈS-MIDI), Yohann CORNU (DAMNED FILMS), Frank HOEVE (BALDR FILM)
1907. Afonso starts life anew on a tropical island off the African coast as a doctor on a cocoa plantation. He will have to cure a group of servants “infected” by a disease known as Banzo, the nostalgia of the slaves. They are dying by the dozens, from starvation or suicide. By fear that this deep nostalgia is contagious, the group is sent to an isolated and rainy hill, surrounded by the forest. There, Afonso tries to cure the servants, but his inability to understand their soul proves to be stronger than all the solutions.
Country(ies) : PORTUGAL, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS
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Karlovy Vary 2024 (Crystal Globe competition)Indielisboa 2024 (National competition)Sevilla European film festival 2024 (Official section)Waterloo historical film festival 2024 (Official competition)