Once upon a time in Africa
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Once upon a time in Africa |
| Original title | A Costa dos Murmúrios |
| Country of production | Portugal |
| original language | Portuguese |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Margarida Cardoso |
| script |
Cedric Basso Margarida Cardoso Lídia Jorge (book) |
| production | Maria João Mayer |
| music | Bernardo Sassetti |
| camera | Lisa Hagstrand |
| cut | Pedro Marques |
| occupation | |
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Once upon a time in Africa is a Portuguese film drama by the director Margarida Cardoso from 2004. It is the literary film adaptation of the novel The Coast of Whispers by the writer Lídia Jorge and was released on November 25, 2004 in Portugal.
action
Evita travels to see her fiancé Luis, an officer stationed in Mozambique during the Portuguese colonial war in the late 1960s. She quickly notices that Luis has changed a lot and is now emulating his superior Forza Leal. When the two officers set out for an operation in northern Mozambique, she tries to get close to Forza Leal's wife to find out what could have changed Luis. From Helena, who lives withdrawn, she learns of atrocities and a colonial society eaten up by guilt and lies, which is approaching its end.
reception
In 2005 the film received four nominations for the Globo de Ouro in the categories of Best Film , Best Actor (Filipe Duarte) and Best Actress (Mónica Calle and Beatriz Batarda). Batarda was awarded the Globo de Ouro for her portrayal of Evita.
“The cinematically convincing, sleepwalker-safe deconstruction of a pious life lie that tells of the end of a supposedly great nation and thereby puts a finger on the wounds that have not healed to this day. A masterpiece that is reminiscent of an attitude towards life and at the same time questions its content of poetry and truth. "
Web links
- Once upon a time in Africa at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Once upon a time in Africa in the dictionary of international films
- Information about the film at Atalanta Filmes (Portuguese)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.cinema.ptgate.pt/filmes/2625
- ^ Once upon a time in Africa, in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed April 19, 2012