Drama · Angola · 1973 · 1h 42m

Sambizanga

Sambizanga poster
Director
Sarah Maldoror
Cast
Elisa Andrade as Maria Domingos de Oliveira as Domingos Jean M'Vondo as Petelo Dino Abelino as Zito Benoît Moutsila as Chico Talagongo as Miguel
Crew
Claude Agostini — Director of Photography Georges Klotz — Editor Maurice Pons — Screenplay Claude Agostini — Screenplay Mário Pinto de Andrade — Writer Luandino Vieira — Novel
Synopsis

Domingos is a member of an African liberation movement, arrested by the Portuguese secret police, after bloody events in Angola. His wife goes from a prison station to another, trying in vain to find out where he is.

Mood & Themes
africacolonialismwoman directorangolapanafricanismliberation war
Key Collaborators
Sarah Maldoror Director Claude Agostini Director of Photography Georges Klotz Editor Maurice Pons Screenplay Claude Agostini Screenplay Mário Pinto de Andrade Writer Luandino Vieira Novel
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