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A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.
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A 20-year veteran of the Angolan civil war returns to the capital city of Luanda where he faces the challenges of assimilation and survival.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Carla Baptista, Pierre-Marie Goulet, Fernando Vendrell
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Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:David & Golias, Gamboa & Gamboa, Les Films de l'Après-Midi
Cast
Zézé Gamboa
Director
Makena Diop
Vitorio (as Oumar Makena Diop)
Milton Coelho
Manu (as Milton 'Santo' Coelho)
Patrícia Bull
Joana, the school teacher
Gracy Costa
Rita, a discotheque dancer
Maria Ceiça
Judite, aka Maria Bárbara Simões
Neusa Borges
Flora, the grandmother
Miguel Hurst
doctor Luís
Thierry Darrigrand
doctor Thierry
Catarina Matos
nurse Rute
Mónica Anapaz
night nurse
Raúl Rosário
Pedro Vasconcelos
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