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Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story
Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava
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Set in Curacao in the 1940s, Ava & Gabriel: A Love Story tells of the painter Gabriel Goedbloed, who arrives from Holland to paint a mural of the Virgin Mary in a local church. Gabriel is black, originally from Surinam. The colonial Antillian society proves less than tolerant towards him, especially after he chooses as his model a young Black teacher, Ava
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Norman de Palm
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Cosmic Illusion Productions
Cast
Felix de Rooy
Director
Nashaira Desbarida
Ava Recordina
Cliff San-A-Jong
Gabriël Goedbloed
Theu Boermans
Father Fidelius
Carol Brown Winkel
Carlos Zarius
Dolf de Vries
Bishop Hildebrand
Geert de Jong
Louise van Hansschot
Edmond Classen
Gov. Van Hansschot
Frederik de Groot
Pieter van Knippenveld
Janine Veeren
Elise van Knippenveld
Serge Ubrette
Maurice
Rina Penso
Shon Arlina Recordina
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